Description
This standards specifies provisions and requirements for safe management of healthcare risk waste for healthcare facilities and healthcare providers operating in rural and remote settings.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Content | Page |
| 1 Scope | 1 |
| 2 Normative references | 1 |
| 3 Definitions | 1 |
| 4 Requirements | 3 |
| 5 Competent First aider | 6 |
| 6 Identification, classification, segregation and collection of healthcare waste | 9 |
| 7 Health care risk waste store | 14 |
| 8 Transport for healthcare waste | 16 |
| 9 Treatment and disposal methods | 17 |
| Annex A (informative) Healthcare facilities and providers, and types of problems typically experienced in rural and remote settings. | 19 |
| Annex B (normative) National legislation and other publications | 21 |
| Annex C (informative) Examples of forms | 22 |
| Bibliography | 26 |