Clinical Waste Management In Malaysia
Waste management system has to be integrated into all the industries thus building a promising future.
Clinical waste management in malaysia. We provide efficient and environmentally friendly clinical waste management solutions in malaysia where dealing with clinical waste is a highly regulated operation. Request pdf clinical waste management in malaysia the research is a cross sectional comparative study carried out to determine the variations and similarities in the activities of clinical. Saw cb 1994 introduction to the malaysian guidelines for clinical waste management. The i8 m20 is the first in our line of specialist m incinerators which are optimised for medical waste disposal the addition of a dedicated plc control panel i d.
Proceedings of the workshop on clinical waste management kuala lumpur malaysia 28 november 2 december 1994. The wmc holds the license to handle 76 categories of 77 scheduled wastes listed under environmental quality scheduled wastes regulations 2005. Improper disposal leads to adverse consequences to the environment and to businesses as well especially when legal guidelines are flouted. As a result the purposes of this study is to find out the current waste management implemented in malaysia and also the challenges in achieving sustainability in waste management.
Kualiti alam owns and operates the only integrated hazardous waste management centre in malaysia kualiti alam waste management centre wmc in negeri sembilan. As we ve mentioned above clinical waste management is regulated under the environmental quality act 1974 or more specifically the environmental quality scheduled wastes regulations part of the act. Inciner8 model i8 m20 medical waste incinerator. Medivest s healthcare waste treatment plant provides a holistic range of clinical waste management solutions in the southern peninsular of malaysia.
This is to rationalize and recommend consistent methods for the management of clinical waste within the country and make sure there s no spillover. It includes the management of consumables and receptacles supply collection storage transportation and safe disposal of clinical waste collected from hospitals.