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Sir, it is submitted that the hospital was visited by the AEE of this office on 03.04.2024 and it was observed as under:
1. The hospital in operation during visit with the present bed capacity of the hospital @ 30 numbers.
2. The hospital is generating bio medical waste of categories Yellow, Blue, White (Translucent), Red of the Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.
3. The hospital is segregating Bio-Medical Waste being generated by its category wise at the point of their generation as per colour coding, collected in polythene / puncture proof bags, which are placed in plastic containers.
4. The hospital is cutting catheters/tubing to avoid its reuse.
5. The hospital has provided shredders/ cutters for shredding of used needles and same were found in working condition.
6. Non-Polychlorinated bags, were used at all Bio Medical waste generation points & bar code stickers are pasted on these bags before lifting them off to the CBMWTF.
7. The hospital has made provision for treatment/ disinfection of liquid Bio waste category and sharps with 1% sodium hypochlorite solution.
8. The hospital has stored glass (broken / unbroken) in a cardboard box with blue colour marking on it.
9. The hospital has provided Final storage room for storage of bio medical waste, which is safe, pucca and with lock & key arrangement systems
10. The hospital has maintained the record of Bio-Medical Waste Category wise in Annotated form, being lifted by the CBMWTF.
11. The hospital is not mixing its BMW with the municipal solid waste.
From above, it is clear that the hospital is complying with the provisions of Bio-Medical Waste Rules, 2016.
Keeping in view of above, it is, therefore, recommended that authorization under the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 may be granted to the HCF for 30 beds for a period upto 31.12.2029, subject to conditions as per policy of the Board alongwith special conditions as follows:
1. The HCF shall get the validity of agreement made with Common Bio Medical Waste Treatment Facility extended well before its expiry and submit the same to the Board.
2. The HCF shall comply with the provisions of Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 all the time.
3. The HCF shall comply with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 all the time.
4. The HCF shall ensure to comply with the effluent standards as notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under the Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 as amended upto date and subsequent amendments if any.
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