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The document is a Guidelines for Separate Disposal of Medical Waste issued by the Ministry of Environment of Korea in December 2019. The guidelines provide detailed classification criteria for distinguishing between medical and non-medical waste based on the Waste Management Act. Key points include specific examples of waste categorization, such as: medical waste includes items contaminated with blood, secretions, or chemotherapy ingredients, while non-medical waste encompasses items like clean vial bottles, uncontaminated medical devices, and disposable items not mixed with bodily fluids. The document outlines 11 examples of waste classification, differentiating between medical and non-medical waste in various contexts including hospital settings, veterinary facilities, and patient care environments. A special note indicates that animals dying from infectious diseases are subject to the Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act.
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Guidelines for Separate Disposal of Medical Waste by Ministry of Environment of Korea edit Dec 2019.
This Policy is based on the Wastes prescribed in Attached Table 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Waste Management Act (Waste Management Act Article 2 Subparagraph 5)
[Main examples of waste that do not fall under medical waste for the guidelines page 13. Please refer the attached Tab 1 (Korean Version)]
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 1. Vial bottles, ampoules, infusion packs, Ringer's bottles had been contained and/or containing glucose, nutrients, etc.
(Non-Medical Waste) Ringer's bottles, infusion packs, and vial bottles that are not mixed with or in contact with medical waste such as blood are not considered medical waste.
(Medical Waste) If it is mixed with or in contact with medical waste such as blood and is contaminated by medical waste, it must be classified as general medical waste.
(Medical Waste) Containers had been contained and/or containing vaccines, anticancer drugs, and waste chemotherapy ingredients should be classified as biological and chemical waste (medical waste).
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 2. Plaster bandages, medical devices, etc. that do not come into contact with blood, blood, blood, secretions, or excrement
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 3. Paper cups stained with urine collected for health check-ups
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 4. Injection needles, gauze, cotton, etc. generated in institutions or households other than those specified in Annex 3 of the Enforcement Rule of the Waste Management Act
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 5. Washing water generated in the process of cleaning a patient's teeth after dental treatment and washing water for cleaning medical devices
(Medical Waste) The cotton wool that has been cleaned of blood or secretions in the oral cavity is medical waste, and the cotton wool that has been wiped with blood on medical devices is medical waste.
(Medical Waste) During the treatment process, liquid waste inhaled with a suction device containing the patient's secretions and blood is medical waste.
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 6. Animal carcasses generated in places other than veterinary hospitals are classified as household or business general waste according to the amount of waste generated.
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 7. Animal carcasses generated in places other than veterinary hospitals are subject to the amount classified as waste
※ For animals that died due to infectious diseases, etc., the “Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act” is applied.
※ For animals that died due to infectious diseases, etc., the “Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention
Act” is applied.
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 8. Disposable diapers, pads, tissues, etc. used to remove animal hair, nails, and excrement from healthy animals, even if they occur at veterinary hospitals.
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 9. Gauze or cotton pad soaked in water simply placed on the face after skin care
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 10. Among disposable diapers, disposable diapers other than infectious disease patients, infectious disease doctors, and pathogen carriers, disposable diapers that do not contain blood, and disposable diapers that are not mixed or contacted with medical waste
(Non-Medical Waste) Example 11. Discarded patient clothes after washing properly in accordance with the 「Medical Institution Laundry Management Rules」
Translator:
Mr. Pak, Chi U, KGS-12, SCM, COR 51 Medical Group Logistics Management Specialist 51 Medical Group Contracting Administrator DSN line: 315-784-2601 Local Commercial line: 0505-784-2601 USA Commercial Line: 011-82-505-784-2601
Provider:
Ms. Kwon Ye Jin Chief Officer Medical Waste Team Ministry of Environment Local Commercial Line: 044-201-7361 USA Commercial Line: 011-82-44-201-7361 E-mail: noelyejin@korea.kr E-mail:chi.pak.ln@health.mil
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