OMD552 Hospital Waste Management Syllabus:
OMD552 Hospital Waste Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2017
OBJECTIVES:
- To know about the healthcare hazard control and accidents
- To understand biomedical waste management
- To learn the facility guidelines, infection control and patient safety.
UNIT I HEALTHCARE HAZARD CONTROL AND UNDERSTANDING ACCIDENTS
Healthcare Hazard Control: Introduction, Hazard Control: Management & Responsibilities, Hazard Analysis, Hazard Correction, Personal Protective Equipment, Hazard Control Committees, Accident Causation Theories, Accident Reporting, Accident Investigations, Accident Analysis, Accident Prevention, Workers‟ Compensation, Orientation, Education, and Training.
UNIT II BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Biomedical Waste Management : Types of wastes, major and minor sources of biomedical waste, Categories and classification of biomedical waste, hazard of biomedical waste, need for disposal of biomedical waste, waste minimization, waste segregation and labeling, waste handling and disposal.
UNIT III HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Hazardous Materials : Hazardous Substance Safety, OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, DOT Hazardous Material Regulations, Healthcare Hazardous Materials, Medical Gas Systems, Respiratory Protection.
UNIT IV FACILITY SAFETY
Introduction, Facility Guidelines: Institute, Administrative Area Safety, Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention, Safety Signs, Colors, and Marking Requirements, Tool Safety, Electrical Safety, Control of Hazardous Energy, Landscape and Ground Maintenance, Fleet and Vehicle Safety.
UNIT V INFECTION CONTROL, PREVENTION AND PATIENT SAFETY
Healthcare Immunizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disinfectants, Sterilants, and Antiseptics, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, Tuberculosis, Healthcare Opportunistic Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Medication Safety.
REFERENCES:
1. Tweedy, James T., Healthcare hazard control and safety management-CRC Press_Taylor and Francis (2014).
2. Anantpreet Singh, Sukhjit Kaur, Biomedical Waste Disposal, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd (2012).