NZS 4304:2002
Management of Healthcare Waste
Provides guidelines for the disposal of human and animal healthcare waste, including generators, waste transporters and waste disposal facilities. It outlines procedures for the classification, segregation, packaging/containment, labelling, storage, transport and disposal of healthcare waste.
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
© COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
RELATED DOCUMENTS
REVIEW OF STANDARDS
FOREWORD
General
Treaty of Waitangi
Risk Management
Waste Minimization
Audit Checklist
1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
1.1 Scope
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Interpretation
2 DEFINITIONS
3 CATEGORIZATION OF HEALTHCARE WASTE
3.1 Healthcare waste
3.2 Hazardous waste
3.3 Non-sharps hazardous waste
3.4 Controlled waste
3.5 Non-hazardous waste
4 WASTE GENERATORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
4.1 General
4.2 Generators' responsibilities
4.3 Waste management policy
4.4 Body parts policy
4.5 Waste segregation
4.6 Containers and packaging
5 HEALTHCARE WASTE STORAGE
5.1 General
5.2 Storage of hazardous and controlled waste
5.3 Design of waste holding and storage areas
5.4 Disposal of cleaning water
6 TRANSPORTERS' RESPONSIBILITIES
6.1 Transporters' responsibilities
6.2 Vehicle requirements
6.3 Waste Tracking
7 WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
7.1 General
7.2 Responsibilities
7.3 Pre-treatment of hazardous waste
7.4 Waste compaction
7.5 Sterilization
7.6 Acceptable methods of waste treatment/disposal
7.7 Incineration
7.8 Disposal to landfill
7.9 Disposal to sewer
8 WASTE HANDLING
8.1 Waste handler protection
9 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
9.1 General
9.2 Development of an emergency waste management plan
9.3 Testing emergency preparedness
10 TRAINING
10.1 General
10.2 Training Objectives
10.3 Training programme
10.4 Record keeping
Appendix
A EXAMPLES OF CONTROLLED WASTE (SUITABLE FOR DISPOSAL AT A SANITARY LANDFILL)
B CLASSIFICATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS
C INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES RISK GROUPS
D STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
E EXAMPLE OF A DANGEROUS GOODS DECLARATION
Bibliography
Table
1 – Identification of waste
2 – Healthcare waste pre-treatment and disposal methods
Figure
1 – Healthcare waste categorization
2 – Development of a waste management programme
3 – Management of body parts
4 – Segregation and packaging process
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
© COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
RELATED DOCUMENTS
REVIEW OF STANDARDS
FOREWORD
General
Treaty of Waitangi
Risk Management
Waste Minimization
Audit Checklist
1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
1.1 Scope
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Interpretation
2 DEFINITIONS
3 CATEGORIZATION OF HEALTHCARE WASTE
3.1 Healthcare waste
3.2 Hazardous waste
3.3 Non-sharps hazardous waste
3.4 Controlled waste
3.5 Non-hazardous waste
4 WASTE GENERATORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
4.1 General
4.2 Generators' responsibilities
4.3 Waste management policy
4.4 Body parts policy
4.5 Waste segregation
4.6 Containers and packaging
5 HEALTHCARE WASTE STORAGE
5.1 General
5.2 Storage of hazardous and controlled waste
5.3 Design of waste holding and storage areas
5.4 Disposal of cleaning water
6 TRANSPORTERS' RESPONSIBILITIES
6.1 Transporters' responsibilities
6.2 Vehicle requirements
6.3 Waste Tracking
7 WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
7.1 General
7.2 Responsibilities
7.3 Pre-treatment of hazardous waste
7.4 Waste compaction
7.5 Sterilization
7.6 Acceptable methods of waste treatment/disposal
7.7 Incineration
7.8 Disposal to landfill
7.9 Disposal to sewer
8 WASTE HANDLING
8.1 Waste handler protection
9 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
9.1 General
9.2 Development of an emergency waste management plan
9.3 Testing emergency preparedness
10 TRAINING
10.1 General
10.2 Training Objectives
10.3 Training programme
10.4 Record keeping
Appendix
A EXAMPLES OF CONTROLLED WASTE (SUITABLE FOR DISPOSAL AT A SANITARY LANDFILL)
B CLASSIFICATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS
C INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES RISK GROUPS
D STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
E EXAMPLE OF A DANGEROUS GOODS DECLARATION
Bibliography
Table
1 – Identification of waste
2 – Healthcare waste pre-treatment and disposal methods
Figure
1 – Healthcare waste categorization
2 – Development of a waste management programme
3 – Management of body parts
4 – Segregation and packaging process
- G15
Previous versions
NZS 4304:2002
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