Biomedical Waste definition

Biomedical Waste means biomedical waste as defined in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Guideline C-4 entitled “The Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario” dated April 1994, as amended from time to time;

Biomedical Waste means, and is limited to, the following types of waste:

Biomedical Waste means medical waste that requires proper handling and disposal because of environmental, aesthetic, and health and safety concerns as well as risks to human health and includes:

Examples of Biomedical Waste in a sentence

• Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is implementing various environmental legislations in the state of Maharashtra, mainly including Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Water (Cess) Act, 1977 and some of the provisions under Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and the rules framed there under like, Biomedical Waste (M&H) Rules, 1998, Hazardous Waste (M&H) Rules, 2000, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 etc.

• For this purpose, existing Dhalaos if any may be converted suitably.- The general solid waste collected from quarantine homes or home care shall be disposed off as per SWM Rules, 2016.- Services of Common Biomedical Waste Treatment & Disposal Facilities (CBWTFs) and staff associated with CBWTFs for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of biomedical waste generated from hospitals including COVID-19 isolation wards, Quarantine Camps, etc.

• While the provisions of the Biomedical Waste Management & Handling) Rules, 1998 – as amended up to March 2018 are being implemented, provisions of other relevant environmental Acts, such as, hazardous, solid, plastic and E-waste Rules 2016 require additional capacity building efforts.

• The term Biomedical Waste includes, but is not limited to, non-liquid human tissue and body parts, laboratory and veterinary waste which contain human-disease-causing agents, discarded disposable sharps, human blood, and human blood products and body fluids, and other materials whichin the opinion of the Department of Health represent a significant risk of infection to persons outside the generating facility.

• Any Waste that, at the point of discharge into a sewer, contains Biomedical Waste as defined in the Hazardous Waste Regulation as amended from time to time pursuant to the Environmental Management Act.

More Definitions of Biomedical Waste

Biomedical Waste means biomedical waste as defined in “Guidelines for the Management of Biomedical Waste” established by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) and dated February 1992.

Biomedical Waste means whether solid or liquid, including but not limited to, any animal or human organ or part thereof, bone, muscle, or animal or human tissue or part thereof, used bandages, poultices, dressings, vials or any other similar material or substance which contains or may contain pathogenic micro-organisms or which may be hazardous or dangerous;

Biomedical Waste means any waste defined as that term under RCW 70A.228.010; and

Biomedical Waste means any Solid Waste or wastes which may present a threat of infection to humans. The term includes, but is not limited to, non-liquid human tissue and body parts; laboratory and veterinary waste which contains human-disease-causing agents; used disposable sharps, human blood, and human blood products and body fluids; and other materials which, in the opinion of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, represent a significant risk of infection to persons outside the generating facility.

Biomedical Waste means medical waste that requires proper handling and disposal because of environmental, aesthetic, health or safety concerns and includes, but is not limited to:

Biomedical Waste means solid waste of the following types:

Biomedical Waste means and is limited to the following types of waste defined as "biomedical waste" in RCW 70.95K.010, as now or as hereafter amended: animal waste, biosafety level 4 disease waste, cultures and stocks, human blood and blood products, pathological waste, sharps waste and any other waste determined to be infectious by the generator's infection control staff or committee.