TOPIC: LABORATORY WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MEDICAL /HEALTH UNIVERSITI

SUBJECT:CHEMISTRYPROGRAM:OCCUPATIONAL

SAFETY AND HEALTHUNI: UNIVERSITI

SELANGOR(UNISEL)INTERNAL ASSESSOR:

MOHAMMAD ADAM ADMANEXTERNAL ASSESSOR: ???

Presenter 1 / Thumbnail photo:Mohamad Kamil bin Mohd Hashim

Presenter 2 / Thumbnail photo:Muhammad Danial bin Ahmad Thirmizir

Presentation Date:3 oktober 2014

Who is the Authority that generally regulate “Laboratory wastes”?

MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL

Department of standard Malaysia (DSM) under Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)

Department Of Environment, Malaysia (DOE)

The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) &The International Accreditation Forum (IAF)

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management

State the specific names of the Act/Regulation for “Laboratory wastes”?

MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL

The OSHA Laboratory Standard (Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories, 29 CFR § 1910.1450)

Environmental Quality Act(Scheduled Wastes) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Environmental Quality Act 1974 Use and Standard of Exposure

of Chemical Hazardous to Health (USECHH) Regulations 2000

Environmental Protection Act R.S.P.E.I.

1988, Cap. E-9,(canada) Environmental protection

Act 1990 (EPA 1990). Waste (England and

Wales) Regulations SI 2011.

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (us)

General definition of “Laboratory Waste” based from the Act/Regulations?

MY INT’L

collection, transport , processing, recycling or disposal , and monitoring of waste materials

Any material that cannot be used further or is unwanted, and poses a risk to the community or to the environment if not properly handled

The categories/groups of laboratory wastes?

MY INT’L

Normal Municipal waste (general)

Recyclable waste Broken Glass

Biological / Medical waste Chemical waste Sharps, Broken Glass

Radioactive material waste Electronic and computer

waste

Chemical Waste Clinical & Biological Waste Cytotoxic Waste Radioactive Waste Sharps Mixed Waste Steams Oils Batteries Compressed Gas Cylinders Glass Asbestos Balancing/Dilution Pit & Grease Trap

waste Fluorescent Light Tubes PCBs contained in electrical

equipment

List a few Associations/Societies/Boards/Cou

ncils that also responsible to overview “Laboratory Wastes”

MY INT’L Kementerian Sumber

Asli dan Alam Sekitar (NRE)

Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS)

Skim Akreditasi Makmal Malaysia (SAMM)

American Chemical Society

National Research Council (U.S.)

Us Environmental Protection Agency

List several of the Procedure/Guidelines/Standards for

“Laboratory wastes”?

MY INT’L

generation and minimisation; source separation and segregation; identification and labeling; handling and storage; safe transportation; treatment; disposal of residues (including

emissions); occupational safety and health; public and environmental health;

and research and development into

improved technologies and environmentally friendly

practices

Segregation Packaging and

Labelling Storage, transport

and spills

Identify the Contractors/Service Providers that manage the

disposal of laboratory waste for university?

MY INT’L

Kualiti Alam Sdn. Bhd.

Big Tree Waste Disposal Sdn. Bhd

Heritage Environmental Service (us)

Millenium Waste

Provide a few specific examples of laboratory wastes in Medical/Health University?

MY INT’L

Chemical Waste Clinical & Biological Waste Cytotoxic Waste Radioactive Waste Sharps Mixed Waste Steams Oils Batteries Compressed Gas Cylinders Glass Asbestos Balancing/Dilution Pit & Grease Trap

waste Fluorescent Light Tubes PCBs contained in electrical

equipment

Chemical Waste Clinical & Biological Waste Cytotoxic Waste Radioactive Waste Sharps Mixed Waste Steams Oils Batteries Compressed Gas Cylinders Glass Asbestos Balancing/Dilution Pit & Grease Trap

waste Fluorescent Light Tubes PCBs contained in electrical

equipment

Photo-1: Show the good handling of wastes in Lab?

WRONG WAY CORRECT WAY

Biohazard/medical waste boxes

Photo-2: Show the good handling of wastes in Lab?

WRONG WAY CORRECT WAY

Biohazard Sharp containers

Photo-3: Show the good handling of wastes in Lab?

WRONG WAY CORRECT WAY

Specimen bins

Photo-4: Show the good handling of wastes in Lab?

WRONG WAY CORRECT WAY

Contaminated Sharps

Photo-5: Show the good handling of wastes in Lab?

WRONG WAY CORRECT WAY

Chemical solvents and liquids

As a student, what is the MOST important aspect in dealing with potential laboratory waste in a

University? Must be labeled as HAZARDOUS WASTE Should be accurate, legible and fully

explained Contain name of the department, lab group

name, contact person details, content and concentration, hazard class, date

Use Enviroserv /Sanumed self adhesive labels or your own.

Waste vs. used No old labels

From your findings, does Malaysian laboratory waste

management system is properly in place compared to the

International or other developing countries? Please comment. In our opinion, Malaysia still need proper

laboratory waste management system and need to have special website that related to laboratory waste in Malaysia because still hard for us to find any information about laboratory waste management in website related to malaysia. But there are a lot of information we can get especially from United State of America.

In your opinion, how to sustain a continuous and the most cost

effective management of laboratory wastes in Malaysian

university? In our opinion our country should creates special association that regulate laboratory waste with more specific aims to ensure laboratory waste is well managed and maybe can be reused. However there are association related in laboratory waste in Malaysia but just need to improve.

Do you think this topic is essential in your future career (EH/OSH)? and Why?

In our opinion, this topic is essential for our future because laboratory waste is dangerous if not handle with care and it will be our responsibility as safety advisor to know how to handle laboratory waste and this is small part of knowledge that we need to have as safety advisor

References: Slide2:

1) http://www.nmlab.com.my/certification.php 2) http://www.ciwm.co.uk/CIWM/CIWMHome.aspx 3) http://www.doe.gov.my/portalv1/

Slide3: 1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55862/ 2)https://www.google.com.my/url?

sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDIQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.pe.ca%2Flaw%2Fregulations%2Fpdf%2FE%2609-15.pdf&ei=AIUfVKKSLMm0uATUmoGIBw&usg=AFQjCNEuEaHKOVz2LJJF9FkLLI84-ywCtw

3)http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/dspace/bitstream/123456789/7439/1/Laboratory%20safety%20guideline.pdf

4) http://oshmo.ump.edu.my/index.php/services/guideline/94-prosedur-mengendalikan-pelupusan-bahan-kimia-makmal

5) http://www.standardsmalaysia.gov.my/documents/ddl/1436497/file 6) http://www.epa.gov/solidwaste/laws-regs/index.htm

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Slide 5:1) http://sydney.edu.au/whs/guidelines/hazardouswaste/#11

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Slide 71) http://www.doe.gov.my/portalv1/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/anagement_Of_Clinical_Wastes_In_Malaysia__2__0.pdf

Slide 81) http://www.standardsmalaysia.gov.my/documents/ddl/1436497/file2) http://www.heritage-enviro.com/services/treatment-disposal/index.asp3) http://www.millenniumwasteinc.com/4) http://www.bigtreewaste.com/intro.htm5) http://www.kualitialam.com/

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Slide11 :- 1) http://

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Acknowledgements:

We want to thank you to Mr Adam who gave us very useful assignment related to our future career and we want to show the most gratitude to him because giving us sufficient time for us to complete this assignment. We hope we will get and apply this knowledge in our real life