Waste from Health Services: what has changed in the legislation?
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.2022v43n1p15Keywords:
Nursing, Waste from Health Services, Brazilian legislation, Management Plan of Waste from Health ServicesAbstract
Introduction: Waste from Health Services (RSS) has been a source of concern for hospital managers, as they need to meet legal requirements; in recent years there have been changes in Brazil with the publication of the current Resolution of the Collegiate Board 222/18, which regulates the internal management of waste.
Objective: to compare Resolution of the Collegiate Board 306/04 with Resolution of the Collegiate Board 222/18 regarding the management of RSS, as well as present the implications of the legislation in force.
Material and Method: this is an exploratory and descriptive research, with a qualitative approach of the documentary type; for this, an analysis script was created based on the steps of managing the RSS; the results were presented in tables by groups (A, B, C, D and E) which were the document categories for the comparison of legislation Resolution of the Collegiate Board 306/04 with Resolution of the Collegiate Board 222/18.
Results: important changes were observed in the current law, with an impact on managers and professionals working in hospitals, such as the disposal of blood bags and anatomical parts characterized as A1, release of disposal of Personal Protective Equipment as waste from Group D common, syringes and needles can be disconnected when they have the safety device, new criteria for disposing of eight groups of drugs, among others. Discussion: the aforementioned changes need to be incorporated into management plans, planning new waste segregation flows and acquisition of new collectors that in the medium term can contribute to reducing the financial cost, and reducing the environmental impacts of these wastes when disposed of safely.
Conclusion: by comparing the two legislations, this study contributes to direct the necessary adjustments, in order to meet the current legislation, with direct information to guide new classification, packaging, treatment and final disposal criteria for the safe management of waste in the services of health.
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