AS 3816 pdf download

AS 3816 pdf download.Management of clinical and related wastes
This Standard sets out requirements for the safe identification, segregation, handling, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of clinical and related wastes which may be hazardous to the environment or human health and safety. Examples are wastes arising from activities such as medical, dental, podiatry and veterinary practice, pathology and pharmaceutical laboratories, health care and supported care services, medical emergency services, blood banks, mortuaries, brothels, tattooing and body piercing establishments.
For the purposes of this Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 ADGC Australian Dangerous Goods Code Note 1 to entry: This is the common name for the “Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail”. 3.2 anatomical waste clinical waste that contains any of the following: (a) Human limbs, organs, placenta, pathological specimens, biopsy specimens and body tissue taken during laboratory testing, surgery or autopsy and/or resulting from investigation or treatment of a patient and other recognizable body parts other than teeth, gums, hair and nails. (b) Animals used in biomedical research and their body parts. 3.3 bund a secure wall, ridge or depression of sufficient integrity to completely contain liquid within, or run-off from, waste stored within its confines 3.4 Category A infectious waste infectious substances which can cause permanent disability or life-threatening or fatal disease to humans or animals and are classified under the ADGC 3.5 classify waste identification of the waste code, if any, that applies to waste material and any associated dangerous goods classification code, if any 3.6 cleaning the action of removing soil, organic matter or debris 3.7 clinical and related waste clinical, cytotoxic and pharmaceutical wastes
3.8 clinical waste any waste that has the potential to cause injury, infection or offence, arising from but not limited to, medical, dental, podiatry and veterinary practice, pathology and pharmaceutical laboratories, health care and supported care services, medical emergency services, blood banks, mortuaries, brothels, tattooing and body piercing establishments. This includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (a) Anatomical waste. (b) Bulk body fluids or blood. (c) Visibly blood-stained body fluids, materials or equipment. (d) Laboratory specimens or cultures. (e) Animal tissue or other waste from animals used for medical research. (f) Sharps (other than sharps contaminated with cytotoxic waste). 3.9 collection the act of removing accumulated waste from the generating source 3.10 container any rigid-walled receptacle designed to have waste deposited into it 3.11 cytotoxic waste any substance comprised of, or item (including sharps) contaminated with, any residues or preparations that contain materials that are toxic to cells, including any drug known to have cytotoxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic potential 3.12 dangerous goods substances, materials or goods that satisfy the criteria set out, or referred to, in Part 2 of the most recent edition of the ADGC for determining whether goods are dangerous goods; with the exception of those goods described as “not subject to this code” in a special provision in Chapter 3.3 of the ADGC which is applied to the goods by Column (6) of the Dangerous Goods List3.13 DAWR the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources 3.14 decontaminate the removal or destruction of organisms to a level that renders an item microbiologically safe for handling and use 3.15 depositor a person who discards waste and places it in a waste receptacle 3.16 disinfect the removal or destruction of vegetative pathogens, but not all spores3.17 disposal the final lawful stage in the management of the waste stream, for example, the application of material to the land, incineration or the recovery of a resource as a fuel or a raw material 3.18 general waste waste which is not recycled or reused and does not pose a threat or risk to public health or safety and meets landfill acceptance criteria 3.19 genetically modified organism a microorganism, plant or animal that has been changed by using genetic engineering techniques at the molecular level, and that falls within the purview of the Commonwealth Gene Technology Act and has not been declared as an exempt dealing under that Act