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CYTOTOXIC HAZARD SYMBOL
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HANDLE WITH CARE
"bio-medical waste" means any waste, which is
generated during the diagnosis, treatment or
immunisation of human beings or animals or
research activities pertaining thereto or in the
production or testing of biological or in health
camps
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1998 2011
1 Occupiers with more than 1000 beds Every occupier generating BMW, requires to
required to obtain authorisation obtain authorisation
2 Operator duties absent Duties of the operator listed
3 Biomedical waste divided in ten Biomedical waste divided in 8 categories
categories
4 Rules restricted to HCEs with more than Treatment and disposal of BMW made
1000 beds mandatory for all the HCEs
5 No format for annual report A format for annual report appended with
the rules
6 Form VI is absent Form VI i.e. the report of the operator on
HCEs not handing over the BMW added to
the Rules
RULES- 1 to
17 SCHEDULES- I
to VI FORMS- I to
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Bio-Medical Waste Management
Rules, 2016
They shall come into force on the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
New Delhi, the 28th March, 2016
RULES I – 18
SHEDULE I - IV
FORMS I - V
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RULES:
1. Short title and commencement
2. Application
3. Definitions
4. Duties of the Occupier
5. Duties of the operator of a common bio-medical waste treatment
and disposal facility
6. Duties of authorities
7. Treatment and disposal
8. Segregation, packaging, transportation and storage
9. Prescribed authority
10. Procedure for authorisation
11. Advisory Committee
12. Monitoring of implementation of rules in health care facilities
13. Annual report
14. Maintenance of records.
15. Accident reporting
16. Appeal.
17. Site for common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility
18.
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Liability of the occupier, operator of a facility 6
Schedule 2 in 2011 guidelines was the colour coding which
got merged with the Schedule 1(2016)
Schedule 2 of 2016 guidelines was schedule 5 in 2011
guidelines
Schedule 3(2016) was Schedule 6(2011)
Schedule 4(2016) was Schedule 3(2011)
SCHEDULES:
1. Biomedical wastes categories and their segregation, collection,
treatment, processing and disposal options(1)
2. Standards for treatment and disposal of bio-medical wastes(5)
3. List of prescribed authorities and the corresponding duties(6)
4. Label for bio-medical waste containers or bags & label for
transporting bio-medical waste bags or containers(3)
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FORMS:
1. Accident reporting (3)
2. Application for authorisation or
renewal of authorisation(1)
3. Authorisation(4)
4. Annual report(2)
5. Application for filing appeal against order
passed by the prescribed authority(5)
The numbers in the parenthesis shows the form numbers in
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SCHEDULE 1 OF 2016 GUIDELINES
Category Type of Waste Treatment and Disposal options
Yello a) Human Anatomical Waste Incineration or Plasma Pyrolysis or
w b) Animal Anatomical Waste deep burial
Yellow coloured
c) Soiled Waste In absence of above facilities, autoclaving or
non-chlorinated
micro-waving/ hydroclaving followed by
plastic bags
mutilation or combination of sterilization
and shredding.
d) Expired or Discarded incineration at temperature >12000C
Medicines
e) Chemical Waste incineration or Plasma Pyrolysis or
Encapsulation
f) Chemical Liquid the chemical liquid waste shall be pre-
Waste treated before mixing with other
wastewater.
g) Discarded linen, mattresses, Non-chlorinated chemical disinfection
beddings contaminated with incineration
blood or body fluid
Autoclave safe h)Microbiology, Biotechnology Pre-treat to sterilize with non chlorinated
plastic bags or and other clinical laboratory chemicals on-site thereafter for Incineration.
8
conta3i0n-0e9r- waste
Categ Type of Waste Type of Bag or Treatment and Disposal options
ory Container
Red Contaminated Waste Red coloured Autoclaving or micro-
(Recyclable) non-chlorinated waving/hydroclaving followed by
plastic bags or combination of sterilization and
containers shredding
White Waste sharps Puncture proof, Autoclaving or Dry Heat Sterilization
including Metals Leak proof, shredding or mutilation or
tamper proof encapsulation in metal container or
containers cement concrete; combination of
shredding cum autoclaving; and sent
for final disposal to iron foundries or
sanitary landfill or designated
concrete waste sharp pit.
Blue (a) Glassware Cardboard boxes Disinfection (by soaking the washed
(b) Metallic Body with blue colored glass waste after cleaning with
Implants marking detergent and Sodium Hypochlorite
treatment) or through autoclaving or
microwaving or hydroclaving and
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Category
SCHEDULE 1: CATEGORIES
Waste category (type)
IN 2011
Treatment & disposal option
1 Human Anatomical Waste Incineration
2 Animal waste Incineration
3 Microbiology & Disinfection at source by chemical treatment/ autoclaving
Biotechnology Waste & microwaving mutilation/shredding disposal in secure d
their laboratory waste landfill or through authorised recyclers
4 Waste Sharps Disinfection by chemical treatment/ autoclaving/
microwaving or destruction by needle tip cutter
mutilation/shredding & final disposal in secured landfill or
designated concrete waste sharp pit.
5 Discarded Medicine & Disposal in secured land fill/Incineration
Cytotoxic drugs
6 Solid Waste (contaminated Incineration
with blood & body fluids)
7 Infectious solid waste Disinfection by chemical treatment/ autoclaving/
catheters, hand gloves, microwaving followed by mutilation/shredding then
tubings, saline bottles disposal through authorised recyclers
8 Chemical Waste Chemical treatment & discharge into drains meeting the
(disinfection, insecticides) norms & solid disposal in secured landfill
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SCHEDULE 2: COLOR CODING AS PER 2011 RULES
COLOR TYPE OF CONTAINER WASTE TREATMENT OPTIONS
CODE CATEGOR
Y
Yellow Non chlorinated plastic bags 1, 2, 5 and 6 Incineration
Red Non chlorinated plastic 3, 4 & 7 As per Schedule-I
bags/puncture proof
container for sharps
Blue Non chlorinated plastic bags 8 As per schedule -I
containers
Black Non chlorinated plastic bags Municipal Disposal in municipal dump
Waste sites
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THANK YOU
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Thank you
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