DETERMINATION OF THE BE CLINICAL SOLID WASTE MA a Md. Sohrab Hossain, b M b Nik Norulaini a Department of Envi Univers b School of Distance Edu c Institute for Research in Molec ARTICLE INFO ABST The Cl countri lack of waste h conduc Malays in safe of Hea require risks a present manage steriliz Copyright © 2014 Md. Sohrab Hossain et al. This is an unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any m INTRODUCTION The safe management of clinical solid wast problematic due to its enormous volume of g negative impacts to human health and the en as high disposal cost (Ananth et al., 2010; Moreira et al., 2013; Bendjoudi et al., 2009 number of healthcare establishments and ad in healthcare centres, the generation of clinic rapidly increased (Ananth et al., 2010; Co Hossain et al., 2011). The clinical solid w various healthcare facilities such as incl clinics, veterinary facilities, private practi care, clinical laboratories and research labora 2010; Marinković et al., 2008; Pruss et al., researches are being conducted worldwide good practice guideline and to provide the for proper disposal of clinical waste with human health and the environment (Bendjo Abd El-Salam, 2010; Hossain et al., 2012; Sh *Corresponding author: Omar Ab Kadir Department of Environmental Technology, School Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pen ISSN: 0975-833X Article History: Received 25 th December, 2013 Received in revised form 17 th January, 2014 Accepted 14 th February, 2014 Published online 31 st March, 2014 Key words: Clinical solid waste; Recycling; Reuse; Sterilization; Treatment of clinical waste; Waste management. RESEARCH ARTICLE EST METHOD FOR SAFE HANDLING AND R ATERIALS IN A HOSPITAL OF PENANG IS Moftah Massaud Bennama, c Venugopal i Nik Ab Rahman and Mohd a* Omar Ab K ironmental Technology, School of Industrial Te siti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia ucation, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pena ecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 1180 TRACT Clinical solid waste management has been raised a signific ies including Malaysia. The main reason of the mismanage f effective waste management strategy that can be easily i handling, transport and final disposal. Aware of the signifi cted in the form of a case study in one of the largest healt sia, namely, the Hospital Lam Wah Ee. It was found that th e management of clinical solid waste within its premise that alth regulations of Malaysia. However, the clinical solid w ed trained clinical staffs, effective control and high financia and environmental impacts, clinical solid waste is still dis t study revealed the urgency to adopt effective sterilization gement. The clinical solid waste materials would be recyc zed, which would minimize the waste generation as well as it open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribu medium, provided the original work is properly cited. te is considered as generation, serious nvironment as well Insa et al., 2010; 9). With increasing dvance medication cal solid waste has oker et al., 2009; waste results from luding hospitals, ices, home health atories (Insa et al., 1999). Numerous in order to define best technologies minimal risks to oudi et al., 2009; hinee et al., 2008). l of Industrial nang, Malaysia Although significant improvem are needed to alleviate infec contaminations. Unfortunate management has received litt countries despite the deadly environmental hazards (Coker 2005). Da Silva et al. (200 healthcare facilities in Brazil during handling clinical wast guideline available. The clinic without any perspective and co waste. Shinee et al. (2008) management in Ulanbaatar city to lack of a comprehensive p level, inadequate knowledge personnel and absence of env for treating clinical solid waste the major policy implementat level and the generated clin practices by healthcare facili source segregation and poor h clinical waste management in t also revealed that the segrega conducted as demanded by Available online at http://www.journalcra.com International Journal of Current Research Vol. 6, Issue, 03, pp.5914-5920, March, 2014 I RECYCLE-REUSE OF SLAND, MALAYSIA Balakrishnan, Kadir echnology, ang, Malaysia 00 Penang, Malaysia cant problem in most developing ement of this type of wastes is the implemented during clinical solid icance of the issue, the study was thcare facilities in Penang Island, he hospital has taken apposite steps comply with the relevant Ministry waste management at the hospital al investments. Despite the health isposed through incineration. The technology in clinical solid waste cled and reused after it has been ts disposable cost. bution License, which permits ments have been achieved, more ctious risks and environmental ely, clinical solid waste tle attention in the developing y health risks and potential r et al., 2009; Da Silva et al., 05) reported that most of the do not follow the legislation te, though there is a national cal waste was generally handled ollected along with the municipal ) reported that clinical waste y of Mongolia is inadequate due policy and strategy in national and skills of health sector vironmentally sound technology e. Nemathaga et al. (2008) found tion gap between the national nical solid waste management ity in South Africa. Improper handling were observed during the studied hospitals. The study ation of clinical waste was not y the government regulations INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH