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Order No.163 of 9 December 2010 of Chief State Sanitary Doctor validating SanPiN 2.1.7.2790-10 "Sanitary-epidemiological medical waste management requirements.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Environment gen.
Keyword
Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal Hazardous waste Radiation Transport/storage Classification/declassification Drugs Toxicity/poisoning Animal health
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

These "Sanitary-epidemiological medical waste management requirements” establish mandatory sanitary-epidemiological requirements for handling (collection, temporary storage, disinfection, neutralization, transportation) of wastes generated in organizations during the performance of medical and/or pharmaceutical activities, performance of therapeutic, diagnostic and recovery procedures, as well as to the location, equipment and operation of the site for the management of medical wastes, sanitary and antiepidemic mode of operation when handling medical wastes. Depending on the degree of their epidemiological, toxicological and radiation hazard, as well as the negative impact on the environment, medical waste is classified into five hazard classes: Class A - epidemiologically safe waste, which is similar in composition to solid domestic waste; Class B - epidemiologically hazardous waste; Class C - extremely hazardous waste; Class G - toxicologically hazardous

Full text
Russian
Website
pravo.gov.ru