title: Safe transportation of biomedical waste in a health care institution.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The chances of health care waste (Biomedical waste) coming in contact with the health care workers, patients, visitors, sanitary workers, waste handlers, public, rag pickers and animals during transportation are high.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted over a period of seven months (April 2013-October 2013) in a 500-bedded hospital where the average quantum of biomedical waste is 0.8 kg/bed/day. The issues related to transportation of health care waste from 39 generation sites to the health care waste storage site inside the hospital (intramural transfer) were addressed and analysed in a predesigned proforma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The biomedical waste management team inspected the generation sites in the hospital on a daily basis and conformance to the procedures was checked. It was found that waste was collected at scheduled timings in 99.6% occasions; however, compliance to wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) was poor and ranged from 1.22-1.84%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transportation of health care waste is a crucial step in its management. Regular training program for all the sections of health care workers with special emphasis on waste handlers is needed.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duggal
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, Rohini, Delhi - 110 085, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gur
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rongpharpi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sagar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dhayal
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Khanijo
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal