This training is for professional development and does not replace the MYK authorization certificate where required.

Training Objective

The Hazardous Waste Collector from Healthcare Institutions Development Program aims to enhance the skills of personnel in safely collecting and transporting hazardous waste in the healthcare sector. The training focuses on waste management, environmental safety, and legal regulations.

Training Content

• DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
• Properties of hazardous waste, types of hazardous waste, classification of healthcare-generated waste.
• LEGAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
• Legal regulations for managing hazardous waste from healthcare institutions, national and international standards (e.g., WHO, EU regulations).
• WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
• Collection, transportation, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste, procedures for safe handling.
• ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND PROTECTION
• Measures to prevent environmental harm from waste, methods to avoid pollution.
• USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
• Protective equipment used in safe waste collection and transport (gloves, masks, protective clothing, etc.) and correct usage.
• EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS AND COMMUNICATION
• Precautions for accidents and emergencies during waste management, emergency communication protocols.

The training is open to institutional collaborations (package for institution/company legal entities), and individual applications are not accepted. The training content can be reorganized according to your institutional participant profile and needs. As a result of mutual discussions, the scope and method of the training (face-to-face / online) are determined and the relevant processes are completed. In case of mutual agreement, the date, time, and location of the training are planned in line with the availability of your institution’s participants and our instructors.