KNOWLEDGE OF BIOMEDICAL WASTE IN NON CLINICAL STAFF IN GOVT TALUKA HOSPITALS OF UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT

MANOJ R NAYAK; JUNIOR SUNDRESH; SEEMA KADAM

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

KNOWLEDGE OF BIOMEDICAL WASTE IN NON CLINICAL STAFF IN GOVT TALUKA HOSPITALS OF UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT

Manoj R Nayak, Junior Sundresh, Seema Kadam

Abstract :

Hospital waste generation has become a prime concern due to its multidimensional ramifications as a risk factor to the Non Clinical Cleaning Staff. The aim is to know the knowledge of BMW of non-clinical staff in taluka hospital. 60 Purposive Random Sampling out of 340 Non Clinical Cleaning Staff who are employed either permanent/contract basis for the 2017-2018. The Researcher used interview schedule and Hospital Documents. The correct knowledge of disposing waste in colour coded bin amongst the non clinical shows 54%,40%,50% and 27% for the yellow bin, Red bin, White bin and for the blue bin respectively. The analysis shows that 80% of the respondents are provided with personal protective equipments. 75% of respondents are immunized regularly for tetanus and hepatitis. 8% of them suffer from asthma, fever or skin diseases. 8% of the non clinical staff do not maintain personal hygiene after disposing wastes. Non clinical staff should be trained regularly with updated knowledge of the recent 2016 BMW rules. Labeling of all the bins should be displayed in local language with symbols. Occupational safety should be given utmost importance by making strict rules to wear personal protective equipments along regularly immunization for each nonclinical staff. The scrutiny should be monitored by the hospital administration at the hospital level and at the district level at regular intervals. Health cards with free medical facilities to maintain good health along with risk allowances for boosting their morale.