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24/01/2013 at 7:12 am #69673
Michael Wishart
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Michael WishartPosition:
Infection Control CoordinatorOrganisation:
St Vincent's Private Hospital NorthsideState:
QLD[Posted on behalf of ACIPC – Moderator]
Review of the Biohazard Waste Industry’s Industry Code of Practice for the Management of Clinical and Related Wastes (6th Edition)
17th December 2012
Dear submitter,
As a previous reviewer of the 6th Edition of the Biohazard Waste Industry Code of Practice (or interested party), we invite you to
provide comments on the technical content and general arrangement of the document for the 7th Edition.A summary of amendments proposed by BWI members has been provided as a marked-up copy of the 6th Edition of the Code for your reference as you
make your submission. Please click here http://www.wmaa.com.au/hidden/DBW/dbw_markedupCodeofPractice_Dec12.pdf to download the marked-up copy of the 6th Edition.*Comments may be submitted via e-mail to **bwi@wmaa.asn.au* by Close of Business AEDT Friday 22nd February 2013.*
When submitting your comments please download http://www.wmaa.com.au/hidden/DBW/dbw_CodeofPractice_CommentsForm.doc and
use the template provided, which is prepared in MS-Word format and it is made up of two sections. Please do not modify the format of the table
i.e. columns width, merging of cells etc as this will cause difficulty during compilation of comments.*Section 1 – Submitters details*
When completing this section, please fill in your name and contact details.*Section 2 – Comments*
When completing this section the following columns should be used as indicated:* *Page Number*
Indicate the page of the 5th Edition to which your comment refers using only ref. numbers – do not type the word /Page/. If your
comment refers to the whole document, please leave column blank.
* *Clause/Subclause*
Indicate the clause/subclause to which your comment refers. Please only type numbers – i.e. do not type the word Clause. If your
comment refers to the whole document, please type /General/ in this column.
* *Paragraph/Figure/Table*
Indicate the paragraph (within the clause), figure or table to which your comment refers. Please only type numbers.
* *Comment*
Enter your comment here. Your comment should include general background information or reasons to justify the changes being proposed.
* *Proposed Change*
Enter your modified version of the clause or section of the clause in this column.*NB*: If you wish to submit figures or complex objects in addition to the textual comments please insert them as separate files in the
/Comment/ column.*_If you feel the proposed amendments are acceptable, please advise us to this effect._*
BWI is grateful for the valuable input that has been provided in previous reviews of the Code of Practice by all parties with an interest
in clinical and related waste such as waste disposal providers, regulators and waste generators. We look forward to receiving your input
to this review.Andy Hart
Secretary, Biohazard Waste Industry*Sue Atkins*
Regional Infection Control Consultant | CICP | Service & Workforce
Development | Grampians Region
Department of Health | 35 Armstrong Street South, Ballarat, Victoria, 3350
p. 03 5333 6023 | f. 03 5333 6093 | m. 0438 227 989
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Michael Wishart
Infection Control Coordinator
St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside & St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane
Brisbane, QLD
michael.wishart@svha.org.au24/01/2013 at 10:27 am #69677[Apologies all, I omitted some important information from ACIPC about this review – moderator]
Review of the Biohazard Waste Industry’s Industry Code of Practice for the Management of Clinical and Related Wastes (6th Edition)
The College is seeking comments from the membership by COB on 15 February 2013 in order to submit a co-ordinated response from ACIPC.
Comments can be sent back to admin@acipc.org.au.17th December 2012
Dear submitter,
As a previous reviewer of the 6th Edition of the Biohazard Waste Industry Code of Practice (or interested party), we invite you to provide comments on the technical content and general arrangement of the document for the 7th Edition.
A summary of amendments proposed by BWI members has been provided as a marked-up copy of the 6th Edition of the Code for your reference as you make your submission. Please click here http://www.wmaa.com.au/hidden/DBW/dbw_markedupCodeofPractice_Dec12.pdf to download the marked-up copy of the 6th Edition.
*Comments may be submitted via e-mail to **bwi@wmaa.asn.au* by Close of Business AEDT Friday 22nd February 2013.*
When submitting your comments please download http://www.wmaa.com.au/hidden/DBW/dbw_CodeofPractice_CommentsForm.doc and use the template provided, which is prepared in MS-Word format and it is made up of two sections. Please do not modify the format of the table i.e. columns width, merging of cells etc as this will cause difficulty during compilation of comments.
*Section 1 – Submitter’s details*
When completing this section, please fill in your name and contact details.*Section 2 – Comments*
When completing this section the following columns should be used as indicated:* *Page Number*
Indicate the page of the 5th Edition to which your comment refers using only ref. numbers – do not type the word /Page/. If your
comment refers to the whole document, please leave column blank.
* *Clause/Subclause*
Indicate the clause/subclause to which your comment refers. Please only type numbers – i.e. do not type the word “Clause”. If your
comment refers to the whole document, please type /General/ in this column.
* *Paragraph/Figure/Table*
Indicate the paragraph (within the clause), figure or table to which your comment refers. Please only type numbers.
* *Comment*
Enter your comment here. Your comment should include general background information or reasons to justify the changes being proposed.
* *Proposed Change*
Enter your modified version of the clause or section of the clause in this column.*NB*: If you wish to submit figures or complex objects in addition to the textual comments please insert them as separate files in the /Comment/ column.
*_If you feel the proposed amendments are acceptable, please advise us to this effect._*
BWI is grateful for the valuable input that has been provided in previous reviews of the Code of Practice by all parties with an interest in clinical and related waste such as waste disposal providers, regulators and waste generators. We look forward to receiving your input to this review.
Andy Hart
Secretary, Biohazard Waste Industry*Sue Atkins*
Regional Infection Control Consultant | CICP | Service & Workforce Development | Grampians Region Department of Health | 35 Armstrong Street South, Ballarat, Victoria, 3350 p. 03 5333 6023 | f. 03 5333 6093 | m. 0438 227 989 e. sue.e.atkins@health.vic.gov.au | http://www.grhc.org.au—
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