An interesting study from Tehran seeks to identify health risk and toxicity assessment of exhaust air from non-incineration devices for hospital waste treatment. The study investigates the health risks and […]
An ‘adult diaper lover’ terrorised local nurseries by dumping soiled nappies outside their gates. Abbi Taylor, 46, also known as Martin Tarling, identifies as a woman and finds ‘comfort’ in […]
Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic — from 1 to 62 micrometers long — have been found in the […]
A case of monkeypox is reported involving a physician after an occupational needlestick injury from a pustule. This case highlights risk for occupational transmission and manifestations of the disease after […]
Researchers from Brazil describe the clinical features of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection in a 20-year-old nurse after a needlestick injury she sustained on July 9, 2022. The nurse was collecting […]
Myanmar Now investigation finds waste collectors selling used syringes and intravenous drips to be made into household goods. Two garbage disposal workers spent half an hour rummaging through mounds of […]
Recent pressures on NHS bed space secondary to high admission rates of COVID-19 patients have resulted in the establishment of several ‘care hotels’ intended to relieve pressure on bed space […]
In a 2003 survey, it was reported that a staggering 94 per cent of practising surgeons in the UK have either been personally affected by a needlestick injury (NSI) or […]
A major fire broke out at IMAGE, the bio-medical waste management plant of Indian Medical Association Kerala, at Kanjikode on Sunday. The fire was detected at noon and fire force […]
A new product from a Canadian company claims safely to facilitate decapping of hypodermic needles, if you really need a device to do that. Removing a needle cap is after […]
The last year or two have been noticeable for the clamour of voices protesting, in most cases not inappropriately, about the precarious state of the global environment. After protests and […]
Women can do any job on the farm or ranch, but when they’re expecting a baby or planning to become pregnant, it’s wise to take additional safety measures or avoid […]
Dumping of clinical wastes should be a thing of the past, but not so. In the last 24 hours, reports have come to light of : A container of ‘contaminated […]
Is Bellshill Industrial Estate the best place for a clinical/medical waste plant that went on fire? A councillor has written to the Scottish Government in a quest to effect the […]
The black market for human placentas thriving in China People who buy fresh human placenta believe it has healing properties and will either cook and eat it, or process and […]
Hundreds of used needles are being found by shocked locals in Dundee and Angus every year as drug-related anti-social behaviour leaves residents living in fear. Data shows around 95% of the […]
The Royal College of Nursing is today launching a survey of members to gather information on their experience of sharps injuries at work. Sharps injuries, from instruments such as needles […]
Injuries involving healthcare wastes are fortunately uncommon but when they do occur they can be disastrous. Sharos injury and infections top the list but here is one that is, I […]
COVID-19 is a huge problem, and that includes a problem for those involved in waste management. In the last 2 days, Defra has issued advice to the waste sector and […]
Public Health England’s (PHE) advice to primary care services on Wuhan novel coronavirus (WN-CoV) has been updated with guidance on environmental cleaning following a possible case. Whether that will work, […]
A police helicopter preparing to take off from a road in a Brazilian city was seriously damaged, and two of its occupants were injured, when a passing lorry came too […]
World’s first ‘human detector’ to protect homeless people sleeping in bins launched A waste management company has developed a device to help protect homeless people who seek shelter inside industrial […]
An investigation has been launched following the discovery of clinical waste dumped on a roadside near Kendal. A member of the public reported seeing a number of black bin bags that […]
Stand aside Birmingham, Leeds is England’s fly tipping capital with dead animals and medical waste dumped. Leeds is the country’s fly-tipping capital – with more illegally dumped rubbish than anywhere […]
Fly tipping has never been worse in Birmingham as more rubbish than ever dumped. Figures published by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) reveal there were 17,575 incidents […]
Nearly 900 children under 12 are among 1112 cases of HIV infection now confirmed in an outbreak linked to a paediatrician in Ratodero, Pakistan, who reused syringes and IV drips. […]
Staff infected by dirty needles in drug-ridden jails have won £734,000 in payouts in last 3 years. The settlements, including legal costs, were made to as few as nine people, […]
Healthcare Environmental Services in Longbenton, North Tyneside, built up stockpiles of body parts and other medical waste and was ordered to dispose of the stored material. It went into liquidation […]
Provisional figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show fatalities in the waste sector has dropped below the yearly average. There were seven fatalities in the waste and […]
Baling machines, shredders and the like present a significant risk of serious injury to workers in the waste sector. In Thailand, a worker using a baling machine to compress plastic […]