Biomedical Waste Management detailed syllabus for Environmental Engineering (Env) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Env 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 Environmental Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Env 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to Env Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of biomedical waste management is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
SOURCES OF BIOMEDICAL WASTE Types of wastes, major and minor sources of biomedical waste, Categories and classification of biomedical waste, – Sharps – Pathological Waste -Pharmaceutical Waste – Genotoxic Waste – Radioactive Waste – Chemical Waste – All other non-hazardous waste.
Unit II
BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Need for disposal of biomedical waste, waste minimization, waste segregation and labeling, waste handling and disposal.
Unit III
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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, Sterilant, and Antiseptics, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, Tuberculosis, Healthcare Opportunistic Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Medication Safety.
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to
- Have an overview biomedical waste and its categorization.
- Understand the need for disposal of biomedical waste, segregation and labeling
- Have an in-depth understanding of the hazardous materials, its regulation
- Have an overview on the facility guidelines
- Understand the infection control, prevention and patient safety.
Reference Books:
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