The colour of bag used to dispose sharp wastes is: (2014 Feb REPEAT)
Ans: B > A (Blue white translucen > Red)Ref: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 22nd edition, pg: 739Explanation:Colour Coding for Various Categories of Biomedical Wastes and Disposal MethodsColourCodingType of containerWaste categoryDisposalMethodYellowPlastic bag* Category 1: Human anatomical waste (Human tissues, organs, body parts etc)* Category 2: Animal waste (Animal tissues, organs, body fluids etc)* Category 3: Microbiology and Biotechnology waste (waste from lab, cultures, vaccines etc)* Category 6: Solid waste contaminated with blood and body fluids (cotton, dressing material etc)* Incineration* Deep burialRedDisinfected container.'' Plastic bag* Category 3: Microbiology and Biotechnology waste (waste from lab. cultures, vaccines etc)* Category 6 and 7: Alt Solid waste (Items contaminated with blood and body fluids, Disposable item wastes)* Autoclaving* Microwaving* Chemical treatmentBlue 1 White translucentPlastic bag/Puncture proof container* Category 4: Sharp wastes (needles, syringes, scalpel, blade etc)* Category 7: Solid waste from Disposable items (tubings, catheters, IV sets etc)* Autoclaving* Microwaving* Chemical treatment* ShreddingBlackPlastic bag* Category 5: Discarded medicines and Cytotoxic drugs* Category 9: Incineration Ash (Ash from any biomedical waste)* Category 10: Chemical used in disinfectants* Disposal in secured landfillNote:Recent amendment (2011) of the biomedical management rules says Red bin for Category 4 (sharps), but this amendment is yet to be implemented.Also, one of the options, blue white translucent is not there in new amendment. So, I assume the question was based on old BMM rules. So the best option is blue with white translucent.Main Features of the New Amendment:Scope of BMW rules extended to all health facilities (occupier) irrespective of number of patients attending.New rule says compulsory authorization from prescribed authority (CPCB) to start any new health facility is required with regard to its biomedical waste disposal plans. Earlier only facility which caters to more than 1000 patients per month was required to get authorization.There are only 8 categories (old 10 categories) (liquid waste and ash is removed, chemical waste is made as 8* category)New bins are yellow, red, blue and black.There is an overlapping of category 3 and 6 which can be put either red or yellow as per existing rule, but new amendment exclusively say 3 in red and 6 in yellow. Category 7 in overlap was there earlier, nut new rule says it should go to red bin.Sharps in red bin as per new rules.Black bin-general waste.New rules applies only to biomedical waste and not for other waste like radioactive and chemical waste.Note:Liquid waste generated from laboratory, washing, cleaning, house keeping and disinfecting activities shall be treated so as to meet the discharge standards stipulated under these rules.Incineration ash (Ash from incineration of any Biomedical waste) shall be disposed through secured landfill, if toxic or hazardous constituents are present beyond the prescribed limits as given in Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules (2008).
Red
Blue white translucen
Yellow
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