Matrix risk and integral management plan in hospital waste in a neuroradioncologico center in cartagena

Authors

  • Elías Alberto Bedoya Marrugo Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco
  • Javier Isaac Torres Vergara Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22519/22157360.724

Abstract

After the need for procedures and guidelines that facilitate the management of waste, it is proposed to implement a plan for comprehensive management of hospital and similar waste (PGIRHS), to assess the risks through a consistent matrix with the GTC 045 standard so that will provide useful input on safety and health at work, which in turn propend to preserve, maintain and continuously improve the quality of life of workers of the institution. These goals were made through visits to the institution, in which inquiries were applied for the development of procedures for handling, treatment and disposal is given to waste, safety inspections, as well as photographic record at specific points way of support for the research study. In conclusion, the PGIRHS was formulated at the institution, then standards and procedures for effective waste management defined further the risks to which it is exposed center staff, giving a priority to biological risk, based on
this assessed prevention and control measures were passed in an action plan.

Author Biographies

  • Elías Alberto Bedoya Marrugo, Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco

    Coordinador de investigación en el programa de Seguridad e Higiene Ocupacional. Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco, Grupo CIPTEC, Cartagena, Colombia.

  • Javier Isaac Torres Vergara, Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco

    Tecnólogo en Seguridad e Higiene Ocupacional

    Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco, Cartagena, Colombia.

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Published

2015-12-15

How to Cite

Matrix risk and integral management plan in hospital waste in a neuroradioncologico center in cartagena. (2015). Aglala, 6(1), 142-163. https://doi.org/10.22519/22157360.724