1. HOW TO MANAGE
HOSPITAL WASTE MOH
GUIDELINES
BY
DR ANJUM HASHMI
MBBS,CCS(USA),MPH
INFECTION CONTROL DIRECTOR
MCH,NAJRAN

2. PURPOSE
• To prevent the environment from being
a reservoir and vehicle for the spread of
microorganisms involved in HAIs and to
guide the handling of contaminated
solid and liquid waste material.

3. DEFINITION
• Health Care Waste are waste that
may or may not cause contamination
or infection if not handled or dispose
properly.
APPLICABILITY
• To all medical , Nursing,
Housekeeping and other
non medical staff.

4. WHAT IS A MEDICAL WASTE?
Medical waste includes all wastes that are
generated from any types of health care
institutions, including
hospitals, clinics, doctor’s, offices and medical
laboratories.

5. Where to dispose waste in hospital
• Regular waste in black bag
• Infected waste in yellow bag
having biohazard sign.
• Sharp waste in Yellow
sharp container.
• Pathological waste in Red bag
having biohazard sign.
• Cytotoxic & Genotoxic Waste in
Yellow bag.
• Chemotherapy sharp
Yellow sharp container

6. Continuous training and education of HCWs on
Proper waste Disposal is need of time

7. Infected Waste
Any disposable material
contaminated with body fluid Dispose in yellow bag

8. Infected Waste
Any disposable material
Contaminated with blood Dispose in yellow bag

9. Infected Waste
Diapers / Under pads spoiled
with urine, faces and blood Dispose in yellow bag

10. Infected Waste
Blood & Body fluid bags Dispose in yellow bag

11. Infected Waste
Disposable Blood in yellow bag
container

12. Infected Waste
Catheters and Urine bags Dispose in yellow bag

13. Infected Waste
Used PPE (Personal
protective equipments)
Dispose in yellow bag

14. Infected Waste
Blood soiled tissue paper,
gauze piece, used dressing
Dispose in yellow bag

15. Infected Waste
Contaminated
endotracheal & feeding tubes
Dispose in yellow bag

16. Infected Waste
Wound drains and Syringes
contaminated with blood and
body fluid without needles
Dispose in yellow bag

17. Infected Waste
Contaminated disposable lab
plastic bottles and other
containers
Dispose in yellow bag

18. Non Hazardous Waste
IV tubing and syringes
without blood or body
fluid contamination
Dispose in black bag

19. Non Hazardous Waste
Plastic medication bottles
and bags
Dispose in black bag

20. Non Hazardous Waste
Tissue &office paper
& newspaper
Dispose in black bag

21. Non Hazardous Waste
Cells, Batteries, Pen, Pencils
or any office item
Dispose in black bag

22. Non Hazardous Waste
Diaper & under pads with
no contamination
Dispose in black bag

23. Non Hazardous Waste
Food Items, water and
drink containers
Dispose in black bag

24. Non Hazardous Waste
IV set without needle &
ventilator tubing
without blood or body
fluid Contamination
Dispose in black bag

25. SHARP WASTE
Used or unused Syringes,
butterfly needles, lumber
puncture & cannula needles
Dispose in Sharp Container

26. SHARP WASTE
Broken glass, bottles, pipettes Dispose in Sharp Container

27. SHARP WASTEUsed & unused
Lancets, scalpels, scissors, ampo
ules, glass slides and slide
covers.
Dispose in Sharp Container

28. SHARP WASTE
Used & unused laboratory glass
specimen tubes, capillary tubes
& reagent bottles
Dispose in Sharp
Container

29. Pathological Waste
Should be kept in refrigeration until handed according to Islamic fatwa
No 8099 dated 21 Safar 1405 H
Human body parts & placenta Dispose in Red bag

30. Cytotoxic & Genotoxic Waste
All chemotherapy medicine
items, specimen tubes.
Dispose in Yellow bag

31. Cytotoxic & Genotoxic Waste
Chemotherapy needles,
syringes, iv catheter,
sutures, broken glasses
& scalpels
Chemotherapy
Sharps Container

32. IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT
• Remember, protecting our environment
is about protecting our self.
• Let us join together to protect our
health and our communities, so that
all of us can enjoy a healthy and
prosperous life in future.

33. THANK YOU