Chapter: 7 Biomedical Waste Rules

Biomedical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998

Objective of the Rules

Under the powers confirmed by section 6, 8, and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986, the Central Government. has made The Biomedical Waster (Management & Handling) Rules to safeguard the public and health care workers from the risk arising due to Biomedical Waste.

Important Definitions

Authorization: means permission granted by the prescribed authority for the generation, collection, reception, storage, transportation, treatment, disposal and/or any other form of handling of bio-medical waste in accordance withthese rules and any guidelines issued by the Central Government; .

Bio-medical waste: means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining to in the production or testing of biologicals, and including categories mentioned in Schedule 1;

Biologicals: means any preparation made from organisms or micro organisms or product of metabolism and biochemical reaction intended for use in the diagnosis, immunization or the treatment of disposal of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining, hereto;

Bio-medical waste treatment facility: means any facility wherein treatment, disposal of bio-medical waster or processes incidental to such treatment or disposal is carried out;

Occupier: in relation to any institution generation bio-medical waster, which includes a hospital, nursing home, clinic, dispensary, veterinary institutions, animal house, pathological laboratory, blood bank by whatever name called, means a person who has control over that institution and/or its premise.