Thursday 19 December 2013

Steps Involved In Medical Waste Disposal Florida

By Harriett Crosby


Medical wastes may be described as wastes materials coming from the health care facility such as clinics, hospitals, blood banks and medical research institutions. These wastes are infectious hence need to be disposed of in a proper manner. This article looks at the steps involved in medical waste disposal Florida.

The first procedure involves the segregation and the containerization. Under this procedure, all the wastes are separated in to various grouped. For instance, all the sharp objects are placed together, the liquid waste are also grouped together and the solid waste.

The first stage involved is the separation stage. At this stage, all the wastes are separated into different categories. This is to prevent the wastes from countering with each other. This may make them to be more dangerous and harmful to those handling them. The stage of separation is normally done at the point where the wastes are generated.

There should be a place where the wastes are stored shortly before being transported to the central place. This is normally referred to as intermediate store. This allows for the daily collection of the wastes from the places where they are generated to the intermediate storage. The wastes should not stay at this place for a longer period. These should just act as a collection center where they are collected for a shorter period of time.

The other step is where the wastes are transported internally within the medical care facility. For instance the transportation from where they are produced to where they are stored. It is always advisable that the transportation is conducted using trolleys which are meant for the transportation.

The central place where the wastes are stored should be able to accommodate the volume of wastes generated in the particular health care facility and the frequency at which they are disposed of. The storage should in a place which is far from food store and kitchens. The access of the store should only be accessed by individuals who are authorized to access it and the ones who have undergone through a special treating on handling of the wastes. The central storage place should also have proper ventilation in place and should also be easy to clean.

From the intermediary storage, the next step is to transport the to the central collection center where they are stored before taken for treatment and finally disposal. They should not be kept for longer period at this central storage place. At this place, the wastes are treated and disinfected using various methods. After the treatment the next stage which follows is the transportation to the place where the wastes are going to be disposed.

The other step is in regard to treatment of the wastes. It is important that the wastes materials should be treated first before being disposed of. This ate the necessary stages to undertake in Medical Waste Disposal Florida.




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