Free webinar on sharps safety in non-hospital settings
The International Healthcare Worker Safety Center is sponsoring a free webinar on a much overlooked topic: “Achieving Sharps Safety Compliance in Non-Hospital Healthcare Settings.”
Blenkharn Environmental: News items
HTM 07 01 Update published
The Department of Health has published the updated HTM 07-01: Safe Management of Healthcare Waste guidance document. This can be accessed on the ‘Space for Health’ website:
Hygiene precautions for waste handlers
Blenkharn Environmental has considerable experience in the audit and assessment of biosafety and hygiene precautions for waste handlers. Embracing safety enhancements for all of those involved in the generation of a diverse […]
Official test systems for sharps penetration resistance
ASTM International has published its new standard ASTM F2878 Test Method for Protective Clothing Material Resistance to Hypodermic Needle Puncture. The ASTM standard will advance from the position of BS EN […]
Needlestick training
How to prevent sharps injury, and how to manage those which do occur are vitally important issues for those who are likely to be exposed to sharps during the course […]
Sales Manager Healthcare & Clinical Waste Management
Sales & Business Development Manager – Clinical / Hazardous waste streams
InterCare medical aid for Africa
Compared with the rest of the world, we are fortunate in the UK to have our National Health Service with its world-renowned accessibility, free at the point of care, its […]
The Health Care Waste Forum Summit & Expo 2011
On the 18 and 19th of May 2011 the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa will hosts its 2nd Biennial Health Care Waste Summit and Expo 2011 in Johannesburg, […]
News items recovered
The list of Blenkharn Environmental News Items that had been missing from the site has been recovered. Visitors were directed to a development site page that was no longer accessible, […]
Continuing HONCode certification for the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum
We are pleased to report that, following independent scrutiny by The Health On The Net (HON) Foundation based in Geneva, this web site and the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has been certified […]
Climate and environmental scientists targeted for fraud
The BBC today has reported on the targeting by fraudsters of climate scientists with fake conferences in a bid to make cash and obtain details. Scientists are sent e-mail invitations […]
Using the Tag Cloud
One regular visitor has asked me about the funny jumble of words that is sometimes seen in the left hand panel when you have clicked on the title of an […]
Two injured in Sterecycle plant ‘explosion’
Two people are injured after an “explosion” at Sterecycle’s CHP Rotherham plant.
Assessing environmental compliance
Environmental regulations are constantly changing and it is sometimes difficult for companies to know just where they stand.
Translations
In response to a request for clarification and assistance, we have added a Google Translation function to all web pages and to each post in the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum. Select […]
Post your own message on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum
You can now post your own message on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum. Click here, then follow the link to the Registration page. All registrations and posts are subject to […]
Weather woes – planning for climate change
The current extreme weather affecting the UK creates all sorts of problems with increasing demands on UK national and local infrastructure. Moreover, it prompts once more for close attention to […]
Forum Newsletter
The December 2010 edition (#15) of the Forum Newsletter is now available. It has been sent by email to those who have registered for a personal copy, and is available […]
Nororvirus risk for waste handlers
Since the beginning of November 2010, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has recorded 43 outbreaks of norovirus infection in hospitals. Of these, 39 have led to ward closures.
Waste safety training passport scheme
The prevention of accidents in the waste industries is a key requirement since at present accident and injury rates remain high and annual mortality figures still shame the industry. Despite […]
Waste industry operator safety
I have recently proposed, via the CIWM Health & Safety Special Interest Group (SIG), production of a series of leaflets to cover a range of key risks and approaches to injury […]
Clinical Waste Discussion Forum archives
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum archives have been restored and are accessible here (in read-only format). These archive files contain much useful information, news, technical information, advice and opinion in over […]
Launching HTM 07 01
Safe Management of Healthcare Waste: HTM 07-01 Update Leeds 9th Dec 2010 London 15 December 2010 http://www.iheem.org.uk/Events
Waste security – a proposal for regulatory action
Waste security at producer sites is generally poor with waste carts overfilled and lids unlocked, broken or absent lid locks, and often some side waste. Despite vast sums of money […]
Clinical Waste Discussion Forum archive files
The archived Clinical Waste Discussion Forum files and all message posts that were available before the major rewriting of this site are still available, and as promised we will be […]
Hospital Waste Management 2011
22 – 23 February, 2011, Venue to be confirmed, Sydney, NSW http://www.austhealthweek.com.au/Event.aspx?id=364368
We are back!
After a long and particularly tiresome spell of spam activity that affected the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum, we have tried various remedies and finally settled on a complete rewrite of […]