Comprehensive Guide to Housekeeping and Biomedical Waste Management in Healthcare Facilities

This book, authored by Shakti Kumar Gupta, is an exhaustive compendium that delves into the critical aspects of housekeeping and disinfection practices, as well as biomedical waste management in hospitals. The content encompasses the duties and responsibilities of housekeepers, job analysis, required skills, qualification, and recruitment of various cadres of staff for housekeeping. It also includes staffing norms for calculating hospital and sanitary attendants.

Effective Housekeeping Services and Disinfection Practices

Each chapter in this book focuses on a specific issue related to managing housekeeping services and disinfection practices in a hospital environment. The book outlines the training programs necessary to inculcate and update the cleaning, disinfection, and biomedical waste management skills of the staff.

The frequency, principles, and organization of cleaning activities in healthcare organizations are also thoroughly covered. The policies and procedures for housekeeping, including terminal disinfection of patient beds, ICUs, operation theatres, and isolation wards/rooms, are incorporated at appropriate places in the text.

Biomedical Waste Management and Occupational Health and Safety

The book provides in-depth information on the principles of integrated pest management in hospitals, classification/categorization of biomedical waste, its segregation in color-coded bins/bags, internal and external transport, statutory requirements, and their implementation. It also covers tendering for outsourcing of biomedical waste management services, treatment, and disposal procedures.

The importance of occupational health and safety of housekeeping staff, evaluation of quality, and audit process for housekeeping are also discussed. Additionally, the tendering process and its evaluation for outsourcing of housekeeping services are deliberated upon.

Special Features and Implementation Models

A significant feature of this book is the inclusion of the need for Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) as an integral part of hospital waste management and a prerequisite for grant of authorization by State Pollution Control Committee under the Biomedical Waste Management and Handling Rules.

A chapter on the brief overview of the implementation model adopted for the Kaya Kalp Scheme at a Tertiary Care Hospital has been included, providing valuable insights into the practical application of housekeeping and biomedical waste management principles.

A special chapter on Housekeeping Services in Hospitals in COVID-19 Environment highlights the unique challenges and opportunities that arose during the pandemic, providing guidance on how to adapt housekeeping services to mitigate the risks associated with COVID-19.

Book Details

Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.

Edition: 1st edition

Language: English

ISBN-10: 9390020565

ISBN-13: 978-9390020560