Biomedical Waste Management Training

Safe disposal of bio-medical waste is an issue of growing concern as it is one of the sources responsible for causing health hazards either directly or indirectly through contamination of soil, ground water, and air. The hospitals and nursing homes in our state conveniently dump the infectious as well as toxic wastes from their establishments into drains or within the premises without incinerating or disposing off thereby causing a potential threat to human life and the environment. Waste management should start from domestic level and everyone should have awareness about biomedical waste management.

Considering the above mentioned rationale of proper disposal of bio medical waste, Santosh Dental College and Hospital in collaboration with the Synergy Group of companies organized a training program for Biomedical Waste Management in Lecture Theatre 1 on 21/11/22, under the able guidance of Dean Dental Dr. Akshay Bhargava Sir. The program was coordinated by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (Professor) & Dr. Aruna Nautiyal (Senior Lecturer) from the Department of Periodontics & Oral Implantology. The training was conducted in two sessions: - 2 pm to 3 pm & 3 pm to 4 pm. The main objective of the programme was to train the participants towards safe handling, treatment and disposal of medical waste in an environmentally sound Manner so that protection to patients and public from health hazards can be ensured.

The first session i.e., 2 pm-3 pm was attended by all the Head of departments, Faculty, and non-teaching staff of the Santosh Dental College & Hospital and the second session was held for the benefit of all the post graduate students of all the dental departments along with their respective housekeeping staff.

The first guest speaker for the training was Mr. Harish Narang, who is currently the CEO admin of the Synergy group of companies. The second guest speaker, Mr Prem Sharma is currently serving as the plant head of the biggest plant in synergy group of companies in Meerut. The program was initiated with a welcome note by Dr. Vaishali Rai Sharma (PG student- Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology) and felicitation of the guest speakers by the Dean Dr. Akshay Bhargava Sir, Dr. Neeraj Grover, Dr Priyanka Aggarwal and Dr Aruna Nautiyal. Speakers emphasized on the proper disposal of waste from dental hospital because of its infectious and hazardous characteristics. Status of Biomedical waste management in India and the various problems faced during waste disposal were also discussed. Participants were sensitized about the guidelines for segregation and collection of biomedical waste according to the color coding as, colour coding basically allows to easily distinguish the different types of biomedicalwaste, by sorting them into different categories, each pertaining to a single colour. . The importance of thebar code system for tracking of waste from source of generation to final destination for

the final treatment and disposal was emphasized upon. The guest speakers invited the faculty, PGs and non-teaching staff to visit the biomedical Waste management plant in Meerut to have a better understanding of waste disposal. It was an interactive and well conducted training.

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