Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.
Doc No.: PD2005_132
Functional Group - Sub Group:
Personnel/Workforce - Occupational Health & Safety
Population Health - Environmental
Population Health - Waste Management
Summary
Requirement to assist health care facilities in responding to legislation, waste minimisation, licensing and the need for management and staff to work together to achieve improvements in waste management. NOTE: The definition of 3.3 Clinical Waste - fourth dot point was amended in this electronic document on 15/8/2007 to the correct the Clinical Waste definition as amended by circular 99/13
Date of Publication: 25 January 2005
Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Environmental Health
This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres, Private Nursing Homes, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals
Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Private Nursing Homes
Review Date: 25 January 2010
File No: A6988/3
Previous reference: 98/89
Issue Date: 12 October 1998
Status: Active
File link: Waste Management Guidelines for Health Care Facilities - August 1998
File size: 924Kb
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