Medical Waste Management detailed syllabus for Biomedical Engineering (BME) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the BME students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biomedical Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BME 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to BME Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of medical waste management is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
HEALTHCARE HAZARD CONTROL AND UNDERSTANDING ACCIDENTS
Healthcare Hazard Control : Introduction, Hazard Control, Hazard Control Management, Hazard Control Responsibilities, Addressing Behaviors, Hazard Control Practice, Understanding Hazards, Hazard Analysis, Hazard Control and Correction, Personal Protective Equipment, Hazard Control Committees, Hazard Control Evaluation, Hazards, System Safety, Ergonomics. Understanding Accidents: Accident Causation Theories, Human Factors, Accident Deviation Models, Accident Reporting, Accident Investigations, Accident Analysis, Organizational Functions That Support 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, collection, storage and transportation, treatment and disposal.
Unit III
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Unit IV
FACILITY SAFETY
Facility Safety : Introduction, Facility Guidelines Institute, Administrative Area Safety, Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention, Safety Signs, Colors, and Marking Requirements, Scaffolding, Fall Protection, Tool Safety, Machine Guarding, Compressed Air Safety, Electrical Safety, Control of Hazardous Energy, Permit Confined Spaces, OSHA Hearing Conservation Standard, Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Systems, Assessing IAQ, Landscape and Grounds 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, Medical Waste. Patient Safety: An Organizational Function, Errors and Adverse Events, Safety Cultures, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Quality Improvement Tools and Strategies, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Medication Safety.
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Analyse various hazards, accidents and its control
- Design waste disposal procedures for different biowastes
- Categorise different biowastes based on its properties
- Design different safety facility in hospitals
- Propose various regulations and safety norms
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- R.C.Goyal, “Hospital Administration and Human Resource Management”, PHI – Fourth Edition, 2006
- V.J. Landrum, “Medical Waste Management and disposal”, Elsevier, 1991
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Biomedical Engineering 5th Sem, visit BME 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Biomedical Engineering results, visit Anna University BME all semester results direct link.