Chapter: 7.2 Treatment Disposal and Transportation of Bio Medical Waste

Treatment Disposal and Transportation of Bio Medical Waste

The Rule provides that Bio-medical waste shall not be mixed with other wastes and at the point of generation should be segregated into labeled containers/bags prior to its storage, transportation, treatment and disposal. The Bio Medical Waste shall be transported in vehicle authorized by the competent authority.

It is categorically mentioned that no untreated bio-medical waste shall be kept/stored beyond a period of 48 hours. However for any reason it becomes necessary to store the waste beyond such period, the authorized person must take permission of the prescribed authority and take measures to ensure that the waste does not adversely affect human health and the environment.

Registration / Renewal Procedure

Every occupier of an institution generating, collecting, receiving, storing, transporting, treating, disposing and/or handling bio-medical waste in any other manner, except such occupier of clinic, dispensaries, pathological laboratories, blood banks providing treatment/service to less than 1000 (one thousand patients per month / operator of a bio-medical waste facility shall make an application in Form 1 to the prescribed authority for grant of authorization along with prescribed fees.

The prescribed authority shall on receipt of application and enquiry thereof regarding the capacity to handle bio-medical waste in accordance with these rules, grant or renew an authorization as the case may be.

An authorization shall be granted for a period of three years, including an initial trial period of one year from the date of issue. Thereafter, an application shall be made by the occupier/operator for renewal. All such subsequent authorization shall be for a period of three years. A provisional authorization will be granted for the trial period, to enable the occupier/ operator to demonstrate the capacity of the facility.

The prescribed authority may after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to the application and for reasons thereof to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant or renew authorization. The prescribed authority may cancel or suspend an authorization, if for reason, to be recorded in writing, the occupier/ operator has failed to comply with any provision of the Act or these rules.

Any person aggrieved by such may, within thirty days from date of order, refer an appeal to such authority as the Government of State/Union Territory may think fit to constitute. The time restriction can be relaxed if the appellant satisfies that he was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.