Proposta de plano de gerenciamento de resíduos de serviço de saúde dos laboratórios da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Ceará.

Abstract

Activities done by research and development institutions, working together with hospitals and clinics, generate an amount of health-care waste (HCW) that, due to their toxic and pathogenic properties, can cause a plethora of damage to the environment and human health. Inserted in this context, the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal university of Ceara (FAMED) generates HCW from the research developed in their academic laboratories, which requires special attention. In regards to this situation, to establish an administration that intends to protect the environment and meet the demands of the competent environmental departments is necessary. The present work aims to elaborate a proposal of a HCW Management Plan (PGRSS) for the Academic Unit laboratories of FAMED so as to minimize the production of residues and give to the generated HCW an adequate environmental treatment. The research was done in three phases, classified by priority order, the documental study, the current situation diagnosis and the prognosis. The data collection for the diagnosis was initially made by means of questioning done during the visits to the laboratories, which registered information about the types and estimated quantities of waste generated as well as their intended destination. After that, a quantification of those residues and an analysis of the current disposal practices adopted by the university were made. With the results of the diagnosis it was possible to pinpoint the problems of the current administration. Proposals were then made, including corrective measures that will become a basis for the creation of a route of collection and transportation of RSS from the labs to the strategic points of collection. It is believed that the management plan suggested has collaborated to create a new management of hazardous residues generated at FAMED - UFC