Does waste segregation occur at the point where the Yes No waste is generated? Is the collected waste properly segregated? Yes No Are color-coded waste containers used in all facility Yes No areas? Are waste containers properly marked and labeled as Yes No per the waste they contain? Do all yellow buckets for collecting infectious waste have Yes No lids? Are all waste containers free of leaking? Yes No Are sharps containers puncture-resistant, and Yes No Is appropriate aisle space maintained near the waste Yes No containers? Are the waste containers emptied at the end of each Yes No day? Are the waste containers filled no more than about Yes No three-quarters full? Are containers cleaned daily after waste is emptied? Yes No Is segregated sharps waste sealed and labeled before Yes No transportation? Is medical waste other than sharps placed in clearly labeled heavy-duty biohazard plastic bag or yellow Yes No plastic bag? Does everyone who will be handling waste have the Yes No appropriate PPE? (Gloves, tongs) Is chemical waste temporarily stored in the generator's Yes No laboratory? Is the chemical waste stored in a central waste-holding Yes No facility of the building? Are incompatible chemical wastes stored in separate Yes No containers? Are liquid waste containers only filled to 70-80% Yes No capacity? Waste storage Are lids of waste bins and containers closed properly Yes No during transportation from ward to central storage? Is waste storage area located away from the patients? Yes No Are the waste collection tanks completely enclosed? Yes No Are the waste collection tanks not overfilled? Yes No Is waste storage area kept clean, free from loose litter Yes No and malodorous spillages and debris? Is waste storage area free from pests and vermin? Yes No Is waste storage area secure and with access restricted Yes No to authorized personnel only? Is waste storage area well lit? Yes No Is waste storage area well ventilated? Yes No
Does waste segregation occur at the point where the waste is generated? Yes No Is the collected waste properly segregated? Yes No Are color-coded waste containers used in all facility areas? Yes No Are waste containers properly marked and labeled as per the waste they contain? Yes No Do all yellow buckets for collecting infectious waste have lids? Yes No Are all waste containers free of leaking? Yes No Are sharps containers puncture-resistant, and Yes No Is appropriate aisle space maintained near the waste containers? Yes No Are the waste containers emptied at the end of each day? Yes No Are the waste containers filled no more than about three-quarters full? Yes No Are containers cleaned daily after waste is emptied? Yes No Is segregated sharps waste sealed and labeled before transportation? Yes No Is medical waste other than sharps placed in clearly labeled heavy-duty biohazard plastic bag or yellow plastic bag? Yes No Does everyone who will be handling waste have the appropriate PPE? (Gloves, tongs) Yes No Is chemical waste temporarily stored in the generator's laboratory? Yes No Is the chemical waste stored in a central waste-holding facility of the building? Yes No Are incompatible chemical wastes stored in separate containers? Yes No Are liquid waste containers only filled to 70-80% capacity? Yes No Waste storage Are lids of waste bins and containers closed properly during transportation from ward to central storage? Yes No Is waste storage area located away from the patients? Yes No Are the waste collection tanks completely enclosed? Yes No Are the waste collection tanks not overfilled? Yes No Is waste storage area kept clean, free from loose litter and malodorous spillages and debris? Yes No Is waste storage area free from pests and vermin? Yes No Is waste storage area secure and with access restricted to authorized personnel only? Yes No Is waste storage area well lit? Yes No Is waste storage area well ventilated? Yes No
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