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    The document summarizes the key changes proposed in the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016 compared to the 2011 rules. Some of the major changes include expanding the scope to include healthcare activities outside facilities, phasing out chlorinated plastic bags within two years, establishing bar code systems for waste tracking, more stringent standards for incinerator emissions, and requiring state governments to provide land for common waste treatment facilities.

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    The document summarizes the key changes proposed in the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016 compared to the 2011 rules. Some of the major changes include expanding the scope to include healthcare activities outside facilities, phasing out chlorinated plastic bags within two years, establishing bar code systems for waste tracking, more stringent standards for incinerator emissions, and requiring state governments to provide land for common waste treatment facilities.

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    Salient features of BMW Management Rules, 2016

    The ambit of the rules has been expanded to include vaccination


    camps, blood donation camps, surgical camps or any other healthcare
    activity;

    Phase-out the use of chlorinated plastic bags, gloves and blood bags
    within two years;

    Pre-treatment of the laboratory waste, microbiological waste, blood


    samples and blood bags through disinfection orsterilisation on-site in
    the manner as prescribed by WHOor NACO;

    Provide training to all its health care workers and immunise all health
    workers regularly;

    Establish a Bar-Code System for bags or containers containing biomedical waste for disposal;

    Report major accidents; (g) Existing incinerators to achieve the


    standards for retention time in secondary chamber and Dioxin and
    Furans within two years;

    Bio-medical waste has been classified in to 4 categories instead 10 to


    improve the segregation of waste at source;

    Procedure to get authorisation simplified. Automatic authorisation for


    bedded hospitals. The validity of authorization synchronised with
    validity of consent orders for Bedded HCFs. One time Authorisation for
    Non-bedded HCFs;

    The new rules prescribe more stringent standards for incinerator to


    reduce the emission of pollutants in environment;

    Inclusion of emissions limits for Dioxin and furans;

    State Government to provide land for setting up common bio-medical


    waste treatment and disposal facility;

    No occupier shall establish on-site treatment and disposal facility, if a


    service of `common bio-medical waste treatment facility is available at
    a distance of seventy-five kilometer.

    Operator of a common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal


    facility to ensure the timely collection of bio-medical waste from the
    HCFs and assist the HCFs in conduct of training .

    Major changes proposed in the Bio - Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016
    and its likely implication
    Bio-Medical Waste
    (Management and
    Handling)Rules, 2011

    Bio-Medical Waste
    Management Rules,
    2016

    Reasons and likely


    implications

    Bio-Medical Waste
    (Management and
    Handling) Rules,2011

    Bio-Medical Waste
    Management Rules, 2016.

    The word Management


    includes Handling.

    These rules shall apply to


    all persons who generate,
    collect, receive, store,
    transport, treat, dispose, or
    handle bio-medical waste
    in any form and shall not
    apply to:

    Modified to bring more clarity


    in the application.

    Application
    These rules apply to all
    persons who generate,
    collect, receive,store,
    transport, treat, dispose,
    or handle bio medical
    waste in any form

    radioactive wastes,

    wastes covered
    under the MSW
    Rules, 2000,

    lead acid batteries,

    hazardous wastes,

    E-waste,

    hazardous
    microorganisms

    Clarified that vaccination


    camps, blood donation
    camps, surgical camps or any
    other healthcare activity
    undertaken outside the
    healthcare facility, will be
    covered

    Duties of the Health care facilities


    Every occupier of an in
    stitution generating bio
    -medical waste which
    includes a hospital,
    nursing home, clinic,
    dispensary,veterinary
    institution, animal house,

    Additions:
    Health care facilities (HCF)
    shall make a provision
    within the premises for a
    safe, ventilated and
    secured location for
    storage of segregated

    To ensure that there shall be


    no secondary handling,
    pilferage of recyclables or
    inadvertent scattering or
    spillage by animals and the
    bio-medical waste from such
    place or premises can be

    pathological
    laboratory,blood bank to
    take all steps to ensure
    that such waste is
    handled without any
    adverse effect to human
    health and the
    environment.

    biomedical waste
    pre-treat the laboratory
    waste, microbiological
    waste, blood samples and
    blood bags through
    disinfection or sterilisation
    on-site in the manner as
    prescribed by the World
    Health Organisation (WHO)
    or National AIDs Control
    Organisation (NACO)
    guidelines and then sent to
    the common bio-medical
    waste treatment facility for
    final disposal.

    directly transported in to the


    common bio -medical waste
    treatment facility.
    This is to prevent the possible
    microbial contamination.

    Will eliminate the emission of


    dioxin and furans from
    burning of such wastes.

    phase out use of


    chlorinated plastic bags,
    gloves and blood bags
    Will improve the management
    within two years from the
    date of notification of these of BMW including collection,
    segregation.
    rules
    provide training to all its
    health care workers and
    To protect the health of
    others involved in handling workers
    of bio medical waste at the
    time of induction and
    thereafter at least once
    every year
    immunise all its health care
    workers and others
    involved in handling of biomedical waste for
    protection against diseases
    including Hepatitis B and
    Tetanus that are likely to be
    transmitted by handling of
    bio-medical waste,
    establish a Bar-Code
    System for bags or

    Will improve the


    segregation,transportation
    and disposal system.Also will
    eliminate pilferage on the way
    of BMW to disposal facility.
    Help to monitor and improve
    the management

    containers containing biomedical waste to be sent


    out of the premises

    Will improve the environment


    in the vicinity treatment
    facility.

    report major accidents


    including accidents caused
    by fire hazards, blasts
    during handling of biomedical waste and the
    remedial action taken to
    SPCB
    existing incinerators shall
    achieve the standards for
    retention time in secondary
    chamber and Dioxin and
    Furans within two years
    from the date of this
    notification
    Duties of the operator of a common bio-medical waste treatment and
    disposal facility
    Nil..

    Same as the duties of HCFs


    and additionally they shall
    ensure timely collection of
    bio-medical waste from the
    HCFs, assist the HCFs in
    conduct of training

    Specific responsibility on the


    operator of a common bio
    -medical waste treatment and
    disposal facility will be make
    them clear to their duties

    No occupier shall establish


    on -site treatment and
    disposal facility, if a service
    of `common bio-medical
    waste treatment facility is
    available at a distance of
    seventy -five kilometer.

    This is to make the installation


    and operation of common
    treatment facility a viable
    one.

    Treatment and disposal


    Every HCFs, where
    required, shall set
    requisite bio -medical
    waste treatment facilities
    like incinerator,
    autoclave, microwave
    system for the treatment
    of waste, or, ensure
    requisite treatment of
    waste at a common waste
    treatment facility or any

    In cases where service of


    the common bio-medical
    waste treatment facility is
    not available, the

    other waste treatment


    facility.

    Occupiers shall set up


    requisite bio medical waste
    treatment equipment like
    incinerator, autoclave or
    microwave,shredder prior
    to commencement of its
    operation, as per the
    authorisation given by the
    prescribed authority.

    Segregation, packaging, transportation and storage


    Bio-medical waste
    classified in to 10
    categories based on
    treatment options.

    Bio-medical waste
    Will improve the segregation
    classified in to 4 categories of waste at source channelize
    based on treatment
    proper treatment and disposal
    options.
    Will eliminate obtaining
    No untreated bio-medical Untreated human
    permission within 48 hours
    waste shall be kept stored anatomical waste, animal
    which is not practically
    beyond a period of 48
    anatomical waste, soiled
    feasible.
    hours
    waste and, biotechnology
    waste shall not be stored
    Provided that if for any
    beyond a period of forty
    reason it becomes
    eight hours:
    necessary to store the
    waste beyond such
    In case for any reason it
    period, the authorised
    becomes necessary to
    person must take
    store such waste beyond
    permission of the
    such a period, the occupier
    prescribed authority and shall take appropriate
    take measures to ensure measures to ensure that
    that the waste does not
    the waste does not
    adversely affect human
    adversely affect human
    health and the
    health and the
    environment.
    environment and inform
    the SPCB along with the
    reasons.
    Authorisation
    Hospitals treating 1000 or One time Authorisation for
    more patients per month Non-bedded HCFs. The
    to obtain authorization
    validity of authorization

    HCFs can make application


    along with consent and hence
    getting authorisation will not

    from SPCBs/PCCs

    shall be synchronised with


    validity of consent orders
    for Bedded HCFs

    be additional burden for HCFs.


    and operator of treatment
    facility.
    It will also help to SPCB in
    making single inspection /
    monitoring to consider both
    the consent and
    authorisation.

    Advisory Committee
    The Government of every
    State/Union Territory shall
    constitute an advisory
    committee with the
    experts in the field of
    medical and health,
    animal husbandry and
    veterinary sciences,
    environmental
    management, municipal
    administration, and any
    other related department
    or organisation including
    non -governmental
    organisations.

    No change in the concept


    except additional
    members.

    Advisory Committee has


    strengthened suitably with
    additional members

    Shall meet once in Six


    Months.

    Ministry of Defence shall


    constitute, an Advisory
    Committee under
    Additional Director
    General of Armed Forces
    Medical Services with
    representative of Ministry
    of Defence, MoEFCC, for
    HCFs under Armed forces
    under the Ministry of
    Defence
    Standards for emission from incinerators
    SPM in the Incinerators

    50 mg/nm3

    The proposed stringent

    Emission 150 mg/nm3

    2 second

    Residence Time in
    Secondary chamber of
    incinerators is 1 second

    Standards for Dioxin and


    furans prescribed.

    Nil..

    standards for emission from


    Incinerator (reduction of
    permissible limit for
    particulate
    matter,introduction of
    standards for Dioxin and
    Furans and increasing the
    residence time in the
    Incinerator Chambers) will
    improve the operation of
    incinerator and reduce the
    emission of pollutants in
    environment.

    Site for common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility


    Nil..

    The department dealing


    the allocation of land shall
    be responsible for
    providing suitable site for
    setting up of common
    biomedical waste
    treatment and disposal
    facility in the State
    Government

    Monitoring of implementation
    Nil..

    Ministry of Environment,
    Forest and Climate Change
    shall review the
    implementation of the
    rules in the country once in
    a year through the State
    Health Secretaries and
    CPCB.SPCBs
    State Government shall
    constitute District Level
    Monitoring Committee
    under the chairmanship of
    District Collector or District

    Getting suitable land is the


    problem in many States for
    establishment of waste
    management facility. Making
    the responsibility to provide
    land by the Department
    dealing the allotment of land
    would eliminate the issue of
    getting land for the waste
    management facility.

    Magistrate or Deputy
    Commissioner or Additional
    District Magistrate to
    monitor the compliance of
    the provisions of these
    rules in the health care
    facilities.
    The District Level
    Monitoring Committee shall
    submit its report once in
    six months to the State
    Advisory Committee, State
    Pollution Control Board for
    taking further necessary
    action.
    The District Level
    Monitoring Committee shall
    comprise of District Medical
    Officer or District Health
    Officer, representatives
    from SPCB,
    Public Health Engineering
    Department, local bodies
    or municipal corporation,
    Indian Medical Association,
    Common bio-medical
    waste treatment facility
    registered NGO working in
    the field of bio-medical
    waste management
    District Medical Officer
    shall be the Member
    Secretary of this
    Committee.

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