The major salient features of BMW Management Rules, 2016 include the following:-

• The ambit of the rules has been expanded to include vaccination camps, blood donation camps, surgical camps, or any other healthcare activity;
• Phase-out the use of chlorinated plastic bags, gloves, and blood bags within two years;
• Pre-treatment of the laboratory waste, microbiological waste, blood samples, and blood bags through disinfection or sterilization on-site in the manner as prescribed by WHOor NACO;
• Provide training to all its health care workers and immunize all health workers regularly;
• Establish a Bar-Code System for bags or containers containing bio-medical waste for disposal;
• Report major accidents;
• The new rules prescribe more stringent standards for incinerators to reduce the emission of pollutants in the environment;
• Existing incinerators to achieve the standards for retention time in secondary chamber and Dioxin and Furans within two years;
• Bio-medical waste has been classified into 4 categories instead of 10 to improve the segregation of waste at source;
• Procedure to get authorization simplified. Automatic authorization for bedded hospitals. The validity of authorization synchronized with a validity of consent orders for Bedded HCFs. One time Authorization for Non-bedded HCFs;
• No occupier shall establish an on-site treatment and disposal facility if a service of `common bio-medical waste treatment facility is available at a distance of seventy-five kilometers.
• The operator of a common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility to ensure the timely collection of bio-medical waste from the HCFs and assist the HCFs in conduct of training.

• Segregation of waste (at the site of generation)

Waste is segregated at the point of generation of the source. Posters for bio-medical waste segregation are displayed at the point of generation.

• Collection of segregated waste in color-coded bags/containers/bins

• Transportation from the generation site to central storage

Transported by wheeled trolleys authorized for the purpose. Trolleys are covered. Washed with detergent and Disinfected daily with 1% sodium hypochlorite spray.

• Storage

Located away from general traffic and accessible only to authorized personnel. NOT stored for more than 48 hours

• Treatment(within 48 hrs of generation)

• Disposal

• Workshop and interactive session on Biomedical Waste Management for Post Graduate students by Dr. B. S. Mannapur, Professor in Dept. Of Community Medicine, S. Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot.

• Annual Report 2016-17

• Annual Report 2017-18

• Annual Report 2019

• Annual Report 2020