SOP Title: Waste Management
- Objective:
To lay down procedure for waste management i.e. collection, labelling, storage disposal or destruction of all type of waste generated in the premise.
- Scope:
This procedure is applicable to general waste, hazardous waste, non hazardous waste produced in the departments during handling, storage, manufacturing, packing, testing etc of materials and products and other operations in the premise.
- Responsibility:
All departments: To collect, label, transfer of the waste generated in their department to the scrap yard for disposal as per procedure.
QA department: To prepare, review and approve the procedure and ensure compliance of the procedure.
Administration departments: To review the procedure and ensure that the waste material is disposed of in accordance with the SOP.
- Accountability:
Head administration/ Head Quality Assurance department.
- Procedure:
5.1 Definitions:
General Waste or Non Hazardous Waste or Scrap: Any waste which does not contain any hazardous constituents that could adversely impact public health or the environment if mismanaged. It includes rejected packing materials, labels, container, used poly bags, papers, used gloves, clothes, masks, cupboard, plastics, glass etc.
Hazardous Waste: Any waste which by reason of any of its physical, chemical, reactive, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive characteristics causes danger or is likely to cause danger to health or environment.
Concerned department: Department to which the scope of given document lies with respect to preparation, review or execution responsibility of particular steps as mentioned in procedure.
5.2 Procedure:
| 5.2.1 | Collection of waste | |||
| General waste or scrap or non hazardous waste | ||||
| 5.2.1.1 | General waste or scrap from different shall be collected and transferred to the scrap yard by the housekeeping personnel in regular basis. | |||
| 5.2.1.2 | Any waste or scrap generated during activity, operation, storage and handling, processing shall be promptly collected and kept in the waste bin provided in sections/departments in the supervision of staff. | |||
| 5.2.1.3 | Housekeeping personnel shall collect the scrap in the poly bags from the waste bin provided in the section/department and transfer it to the scrap yard. | |||
| 5.2.1.4 | During collection and transfer of scrap from the department or sections special supervision shall be taken to ensure procedure is properly followed. | |||
| 5.2.1.5 | Waste like papers, rejected printed foils, labels, cartons or other printed material shall be destroyed by tearing or shredding before putting in the waste bin or transferring to the scrap yard. | |||
| Hazardous waste or chemical waste | ||||
| 5.2.1.6 | Spilled material, in process rejects (powder, tablets, capsule etc) shall be collected from the designated ‘REJECTED’ container and slurry shall be made by adding water to it in a HDPE container labelled with ‘Hazardous Waste’ in the department in supervision of staff. | |||
| 5.2.1.7 | Hazardous waste shall be removed regularly from concerned departments and special precaution shall be taken during transfer to scrap yard for disposal. | |||
| 5.2.1.8 | During handling hazardous waste personnel protective equipment i. e. face mask, gloves, shoes, goggle, apron etc (as applicable) shall be worn by the person who is handling the waste. | |||
| 5.2.2 | Labelling and storage of waste | |||
| 5.2.2.1 | Non hazardous waste shall be labelled with ‘Non Hazardous Waste’ before transferred or collected from the concerned department. | |||
| 5.2.2.2 | Hazardous waste, if it is solid or powder pharmaceutical waste shall be removed from concerned department after making it unusable by adding water and keeping in a well closed HDPE container.
If the hazardous waste is consist of liquid/semisolid then it shall be removed as such or by diluting it with water. |
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| 5.2.2.3 | Hazardous waste shall be labelled as ‘Hazardous Waste’ before transferring from the concerned department. | |||
| 5.2.2.4 | Hazardous and Non hazardous waste shall be stored in well closed and labelled container in designated area in the scrap yard under the safe custody of responsible person. | |||
| 5.2.2.5 | During storage the waste material shall be monitored physically to ensure that there is no leakage or production of harmful substance in the container. | |||
| 5.2.2.6 | Any type of waste shall not be stored more than 60 days in the premise i.e. it should be dispose of within this period. | |||
| 5.2.3 | Disposal/destruction of waste | |||
| 5.2.3.1 | Any waste material that require disposal shall be handled in conformance with the respective state or central legislation i.e. Waste Management Act, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Bio-Medical Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules etc and other applicable legislation | |||
| 5.2.3.2 | Non hazardous waste or scrap that can be shredded shall be destroyed by tearing or shredding through shredding machine in departments or scrap yard as applicable. | |||
| 5.2.3.3 | Hazardous waste and Non hazardous waste shall be dispose of to the consent approved contractor as mentioned below on regular basis to render it non-infectious in contractor facility. | |||
| 5.2.4 | Certified contractors | |||
| 5.2.4.1 | Certified contractor shall be contracted for general waste or non-hazardous waste disposal. After compliance of required certification, the contract shall be made with written consent letter. | |||
| 5.2.4.2 | Certified contractor shall be contracted for hazardous waste disposal waste disposal. After compliance of required certification, the contract shall be made with written consent letter. | |||
| 5.2.5 | Documentation and Records :- | |||
| 5.2.5.1 | Consent letter of the certified contractor for hazardous waste shall be kept along with the copy of certificate from authorized board or agency. | |||
| 5.2.5.2 | A record of waste disposal shall be maintained (as applicable) for hazardous waste and non hazardous waste. | |||
| 5.2.5.3 | For hazardous waste original copy or photocopy (as applicable) of waste disposal shall be kept as specified under state pollution control board. | |||
| 5.2.5.4 | All waste disposal/destruction records shall be retained for at least 3 years from its collection and disposal. | |||
- Abbreviation:
| Abbreviation | Expansion |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| HDPE | High Density Poly Ethylene |
*Note – Ready to use SOP available in “DOWNLOAD” Section.