The salient features of Bio medical Waste Management BMW Management Rules 2016 include 1 It provides...........

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The salient features of Bio-medical Waste Management (BMW)Management Rules, 2016 include

1. It provides for promotion of the use of chlorinated plastic bags inIndia to cut down generation of bio-medical waste.

2. It provides for a bar-Code System for containers containing bio-medical waste for disposal.

3. The rules exempt vaccination and blood donation camps from thestringent requirements provisions to promote health security.

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

1 and 2 only

3 only

2 only

2 and 3 only

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Explanation:

The rules provide for:
• Phase-out the use of chlorinated plastic bags, gloves and blood bagswithin two years. So, 1 is wrong.
• The ambit of the rules has been expanded to include vaccination camps,blood donation camps, surgical camps or any other healthcare activity.So, 3 is wrong.
• Pre-treatment of the laboratory waste, microbiological waste, bloodsamples and blood bags through disinfection or sterilisation on-site inthe manner as prescribed by WHO or NACO;
• Provide training to all its health care workers and immunise all healthworkers regularly;
• Establish a Bar-Code System for bags or containers containing bio-medical waste for disposal;
• Report major accidents;
• Existing incinerators to achieve the standards for retention time insecondary chamber and Dioxin and Furans within two years