Demonstration of Healthcare Waste Management Tools Developed by H2E

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Demonstration of Healthcare Waste Management
Tools Developed by H2E
Janet Bowen and Mary Dever EPA Region
1 617-918-1795/617-918-1717
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Todays Objectives

• BRIEF Overview of new H2E Tools
• Demonstration of the Data Collection/Benchmarking
  and Mercury Tool

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New H2E/National Tools

• Healthcare Environmental Resource Center (HERC)
• Environmental Compliance Improvement Guide
  (JCAHO)
• Waste Management Tool
• Mercury Database Tool

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Healthcare Environmental Resource Center

• Formally launched April 2005
• - Still under development
• Expected to integrate existing H2E website into
  HERC by Fall 2005
• State Locators for regulations
• - RCRA, Universal Waste, Infectious Waste
• www.hercenter.org

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Hospitals for a Healthy Environmentwww.hercenter.
orgCompliance and P2 Assistance
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Environmental Compliance Improvement Guide
(JCAHO)

• Purpose of Guide
• To improve compliance with JCAHO Environmental of
  Care Standard
• Available
• www.hercenter.org/regsandstandards/jcahointro.html

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How does the JCAHO Guide Work?
JCAHO standards address an organizations
performance in key functional areas. Each
standard is presented as a series of "Elements of
Performance" (EP) -- expectations that establish
the broad framework that JCAHO surveyors use to
evaluate a facility's performance. Many of the
environmentally relevant Elements of Performance
fall under the Environment of Care (EC) standard,
but others are included in the Human Resources
(HR) and Leadership (LD) standards. The Guide
relates each JCAHO Element of Performance to
specific federal regulations, to help facilities
be in compliance with both.
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Symbols in JCAHO Guide
Compliance
Environmental Improvement
Tools and Resources
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Choose a Standard.
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Clip Board Versions
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Standards and Elements of PerformanceFull
Versions
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Compliance Language
Pollution Prevention Language
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H2E Waste Management System

• Excel spreadsheet to assist hospitals track waste
  data solid, hazardous, recyclable, regulated
  medical
• Currently being piloted with hospitals
• Register for this FREE tool at
• http//www.hercenter.org/wms.html

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Analyze Your Waste Streams

• List all categories and subcategories of a
  specific waste stream
• Determine who is responsible for each waste
  stream category who manages it and who pays the
  bills
• Use waste bills to calculate the amount (weight
  or volume) and cost of each waste stream

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Why Collect Waste Data?

• Helps set priorities for waste reduction
• Establishes baseline to measure success
• Helps identify potential cost reductions
• Helps identify procurement priorities
• Provides justification for your programs

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Mercury Assessment Tool

• Based on CA Excel speadsheet (2002)
• Use to help inventory mercury items
• Use to calculate the amount of mercury
• http//www.h2e-online.org/tools/merc-man.htm
• Scroll down and click Mercury Assessment
  Worksheet. To access the manual open the
  spreadsheet and click on INSTRUCTIONS at the
  bottom

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Demonstration

• H2E Waste Management Tool
• Mercury Assessment Tool