From: Increase adherence to waste management policy at healthcare facility in Egypt
 | Subject | Yes | No |
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1 | Presence of red and black waste bags in all patient care areas | Â | Â |
2 | Red bags present near places of infectious waste production | Â | Â |
3 | Waste bags are tied and changed per shift or when 3/4th full | Â | Â |
4 | There is waste segregation at the origin | Â | Â |
5 | Presence of scattered waste outside waste bags | Â | Â |
6 | Regulated medical waste is transported in rigid, leak-proof containers, strong enough to avoid tearing or bursting during handling, and sealed during transport | Â | Â |
7 | There is data sticker (biohazard symbol, generator name, and type of waste) attached to each package of regulated medical waste. | Â | Â |
8 | Containers, used to hold regulated medical waste, decontaminated when necessary | Â | Â |
9 | Workers are wearing personal protective equipment PPE | Â | Â |
10 | Workers use safe method of waste manipulation and transportation to interim store | Â | Â |
11 | Interim storage room is cleaned daily, protected from animals, pests, and rodents | Â | Â |
12 | The door of interim storage room is kept closed to prevent unauthorized access | Â | Â |
13 | Sharp containers are put as near as possible to the origin of sharp waste | Â | Â |
14 | Sharp containers are closed and disposed when 3/4th full | Â | Â |
15 | There are waste bags stored outside storage room | Â | Â |
16 | There is log documenting waste delivery out of hospital | Â | Â |
17 | There is schedule of daily transfer of hazardous waste by car to incineration | Â | Â |