ANTISEPTIC HANDWASHING. WASHING HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER, OR OTHER DETERGENTS CONTAINING AN ANTISEPTIC AGENT.ANTISEPTIC HANDRUBBING (OR HANDRUBBING). APPLYING AN ANTISEPTIC HANDRUB TO REDUCE OR INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR AN EXOGENOUS SOURCE OF WATER AND REQUIRING NO RINSING OR DRYING WITH TOWELS OR OTHER DEVICES...

THE MANAGEMENT OF CLINICAL SOLID WASTE(CSW) IS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE DUE TO ITS PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. GLOBALLY, ABOUT 5.2 MILLION PEOPLE (INCLUDING 4 MILLION CHILDREN) DIE EACH YEAR FROM WASTE-RELATED DISEASES. EXPOSURE TO CSW CAN RESULT IN DISEASE OR INJURY. DISEASES LIKE TYPHOID, CHOLERA, ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS), AND VIRAL HEPATITIS B CAN BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE MISMANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS HOSPITAL WASTE. ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE MAY ALSO ARISE DUE TO FOUL ODOR, FLIES, COCKROACHES, RODENTS, AND VERMIN. POOR CONDUCT AND INAPPROPRIATE DISPOSAL METHODS EXERCISED DURING HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF CSW IS INCREASING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION DUE TO THE INFECTIOUS NATURE OF THE WASTE. THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES A LITERATURE REVIEW INTO EXISTING CSW MANAGEMENT Practices IN THE HEALTHCARE CENTERS.