Question

According to the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, choose the correct option(s) from the following

• A. Bio-medical waste generated should be taken to a common bio-medical waste management facility except for rural areas where common facility is not available.
• B. Bio-medical waste generated should not be taken out of the hospital premise as it may contain dangerous pathogenic organisms.
• C. The red bag containing the human anatomical wastes like amputated body parts, cotton and bandages contaminated with body fluids, etc. should be treated using autoclave or hydroclave to kill the pathogenic organisms.
• D. Increasing operational temperature of an autoclave from 121 \( ^\circ \mathrm{C} \) (pressure 15 psi) to 149 \( ^\circ \mathrm{C} \) (pressure 52 psi), the residence time requirement for treating bio-medical waste will be reduced by 15 minutes.

Hint:

For bio-medical waste management: - Use CBWTFs unless not available (e.g., rural areas).
- Anatomical wastes are incinerated, not autoclaved.
- Transport of biomedical waste is permitted under rules with safeguards.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the bio-medical waste disposal requirement.
As per the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, it is mandatory to treat and dispose of biomedical waste through a Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF). However, rural areas with no access to such facilities are an exception.

Step 2: Eliminating incorrect options.
Option (B) is incorrect because biomedical waste is allowed to be transported to CBWTFs with proper handling.
Option (C) is incorrect because human anatomical waste should be disposed of using incineration, not autoclaving or hydroclaving.
Option (D) is incorrect as temperature and pressure modifications alone do not proportionally reduce time requirements unless validated.