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Bio-Medical Waste Rules

The document discusses the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 1998 which were published by the Government of India to deal with the generation, handling, treatment, and disposal of bio-medical waste. It applies to all institutions that generate bio-medical waste. The rules specify the duties of waste generators and prescribes procedures for waste management. The Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board is responsible for implementing the rules in the state.

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Bio-Medical Waste Rules

The document discusses the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 1998 which were published by the Government of India to deal with the generation, handling, treatment, and disposal of bio-medical waste. It applies to all institutions that generate bio-medical waste. The rules specify the duties of waste generators and prescribes procedures for waste management. The Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board is responsible for implementing the rules in the state.

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5/14/2017 Bio-Medical Waste Rules

BIOMEDICALWASTE(MANAGEMENTANDHANDLING)RULES1998

SalientFeatures
General Divisions Legislation Information CourtCases Notices Standards Contact

BioMedicalWasteManagement

HandlingofBioMedicalWaste

StandardsforTreatment&Disposal

AuthorizationandRenewalFees(NotificationHindidate:16/06/2006)

AuthorizationandRenewalFees(NotificationEnglishdate:16/06/2006)

AuthorizationStatus

AnnualReport

AnnualReport2011

AnnualReport2012

AnnualReport2013

AnnualReport2014

AnnualReport2015

SalientFeatures:

PublishedbyGovt.ofIndia,underSection6&25ofEnvironmentalProtectionAct1986on20/7/98andappearedinofficial
gazetteofIndiaon27/7/98.
http://www.mppcb.nic.in/bio-medical_waste.htm 1/3
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Dealswiththegeneration/handling/treatment/disposalofBioMedicalWaste.
Theserulesapplytoallpersonswhogenerate,collect,receive,store,transport,treat,disposeorhandlebiomedicalwasteinany
form.
Rule4specifydutyofoccupier(generator)totakeallstepstoensurethatsuchwasteishandledwithoutanyadverseeffectto
humanhealthandtheenvironment.
Rule5and6specifieswastemanagementprocedures.
Section7isaboutprescribedauthoritythatshallimplementtheserules.InMadhyaPradeshM.P.PollutionControlBoardhas
beendeclaredasprescribedauthoritybytheStateGovt.
Theserulesapplytoallpersonswhogenerate,collect,receive,store,transport,treat,disposeorhandlebiomedicalWasteinany
form.Everyoccupierofaninstitutiongenerating,collecting,receiving,storing,transporting,treatingdisposalandforhandlingBio
medicalwasteinanyothermanner,exceptsuchoccupierofclinics,dispensaries,pathologicallaboratories,bloodbanksproviding
treatment/servicetolessThan1000patientspermonthandalsotheoperatorsofBiomedicalwastefacilityarecoveredundertheserules.
Form1hasbeenfixedforapplicationofauthorization.Govt.hasalsoprescribednecessaryfee.ofM.P.
AnadvisoryCommitteeasrequiredunderrule9hasalsobeenconstitutedbyGovt.ofM.P.Constitutionofappellateauthorityis
underway.
Followingtherule7(1)ofthesaidrules,theGovernmentofM.P.HasnominatedM.P.PollutionControlBoard,Bhopalas
prescribedauthoritytoimplementtheserulesinMadhyaPrudish,videtheirorderdated23/10/98.
Govt.ofM.P.hasalsoissuedanotificationinregardofnecessaryfeeforissuanceofauthorizationunderrule8(3)oftheserules
ondated12/2/99.
Aspertheserules,thisshallbethedutyofeveryoccupier{asdefinedinrule3(8)}ofaninstitutiongeneratingbiomedical
wastewhichincludesahospital,nursinghome,clinicdispensary,veterinaryinstitution,animalhouse,pathologicallaboratoryblood
bankbywhatevernamecalledtotakeallstepstoensurethatsuchwasteishandledwithoutanyadverseeffecttohumanhealthandthe
environment.

BIOMEDICALWASTEMANAGEMENT
(Guidelinesthereof)

Atpresentwithadvancementofmedicalsciencemostofthehospitals/nursinghomesarenowequippedwithlatestinstrumentsfordiagnosis
andtreatmentofvariousdiseases.Oneofthemostimportantaspectassociatedwithhospitalsisthesafemanagementofthewastesgenerated
fromtheseestablishments,whichcontainshumananatomicalwastesblood,bodyfluid,disposablesyringe,usedbandages,surgicalgloves,
Bloodbagsintravenoustubesetc.TheBiomedicalwastegeneratedfromvarioussourceshasbecomeaproblemandmuchattentionisbeing
givenworldwidetofindoutsolutionofthisproblem.Themainconcernlieswiththehospitalwastegeneratedfromlargehospitals/nursing
homesasitmayposedeleteriouseffectsduetoitshazardousnature.Biomedicalwastes,ifnothandledinaproperway,isapotentsourceof
diseases,likeAIDS,Tuberculosis,Hepatitisandotherbacterialdiseasescausingseriousthreatstohumanhealth.Owingtothediscussed
potentialthreatsthiswasteneedsprimeattentionforitssafeandproperdisposal.

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AccordingtotheserulesBiomedicalwasteshavebeencategorizedunder10categoriesandarerequiredtobemanagedandhandledasper
prescribedprocedures.

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