Running Head: HEALTH CENTRE INCINERATOR 12 Running Head: A Health Centre Incinerator
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Running Head: HEALTH CENTRE INCINERATOR1Health Centre IncineratorStudent’s NameInstitution
HEALTH CENTRE INCINERATOR2IntroductionIn today’s world, there is a large normality in throwing away waste. It has become a throwaway culture. This leads to a development of large masses of solid wastes. Techniques concerning the environmental measurements have produced a clear indication the resource demand in this earth would not suffice and had to be addressed immediately. Some of the noted questions that were to be answered included; what balance could be seen between economic, environmental, regulatory and social factors? When would a system be designed for dealing with the solid waste and its implementation? What would be the best fraction in the composting, recycling, recovery and reduction option schemes? How much would the community participate in ensuring the success of schemes and designs for managing wastes? What major criteria have to be used in out-sourcing biowastes? What main factors would be the inhibitors or encouragement in plans that may manage the wastes? These questions need answering before the start of any management techniques in solid wastes. The development of any design that would manage waste has to be seen to be environmentally sustainable, socially acceptable and economically viable[ CITATION Pau181 \l 1033 ].Problem StatementThis proposal comes in to propose the development of one structure that has the ability to minimize risks of contamination to patients, the general public as well as health workers in the premises of health facilities. There have been recent studies that show an average of 33% infection of Hepatitis B virus due to the direct as well as indirect infection through contact with infectious health facility wastes. Taking note that latest reports have shown convincing links between the transmission and unsafe infections of diseases. The development of special structures would lead to efficient operations and better hygiene in health facilities as well as lower the rate of pollution of the environment caused by destruction practices and separation of waste that is poor.
HEALTH CENTRE INCINERATOR3Literature reviewManagement of Hospital WastesWastes coming from health centres have been known to consist of various categories of materials. After noting the existing relative proportionality in the medical waste components being produced by these hospitals, it was noted that these wastes depended on the type of healthcare facility., waste, management practices that included disposal, segregation and handling, and lastly, waste regulation as a whole. Some of the main components that could be found in health centre wastes include; plastics that are single-use and disposed, tissues, pathological wastes and absorbent cotton. Generating the wastes of hospitals would only differ if countries are considered. However, there exist differences in wastes produce in the same country due to differences in the establishment producing the wastes. Also, differences would occur in theout-patient basis treatment proportion and used re-usable item proportions. Studies published in[ CITATION Pau18 \l 1033 ]have shown that the production of wastes from hospitals is seen to be directly proportional to the level of income that has similarity to the generated wastes. The responsibility was explained to lie on the healthcare institution and hospitals that had to ensure that there was no chance for an adverse environmental and health consequences due to the generated waste treatment, handling and disposal activities.DesignsIn the decades that have passed, there have been notable efforts in research that direct towards the models that are economic-based with the aim of managing solid wastes. [ CITATION Yen18 \l 1033 ]has pointed out that the models that were developed at first were models that optimized and had distinct features of problems. However, taking note of the information in [ CITATION Rob13 \l 1033 ]early models suffered numerous disadvantages that included having one period of time, lacking an account of the recyclables, possessing one option in the types r they had one source of generation. A distinct model was present in [ CITATION
HEALTH CENTRE INCINERATOR4Pau181 \l 1033 ]that based its operation on minimizing the total cost. The model took into account the material and energy requirements that took place through the operation of these model in a constrained optimized non-linear problem. However, this model missed considering the technical, environmental and normative aspects. [ CITATION Pau13 \l 1033 ]produced a presentation on a model that had some similarity to the model in[ CITATION Moh18 \l 1033 ]but improved on the framework’s general modelling. Both models took note of the decision on the representation of the varying wastes from health s=centres. However, this approach missed possessing an economical consideration thereby did not completely satisfy to connect and solve the problems that cropped from disposal and management of solid health wastes.The scope of proposed workThe incinerator to be designed would occupy n area of 2.6 by 3 m. additionally, the proposed design layout has the feature of possessing safety boxes as well as the disposal of other wastes for storage in allocated area in the ground level near the incinerator before their loading for incineration. This would be enacted via the loading door. The loading door is positioned above the incinerator. Supplementary and pre-heating fuel would be stored at ground level close to the incinerator. The fuel will be located on the other side of the incinerator. The purpose of storing this fuel would be for easy reach in times of pre-heating and lighting of the incinerator once it is loaded through the ash door which is designed to be situated at the incinerator’s front section. Accessing this incinerator should be easy. The ease of access would play a big role in times of safety, cleaning and maintenance. Ash coming from the incinerator will be moved using suitable rake immediately into the ash pit that is located just in front of the ash door. Moving the ash in this manner would not require collection before reaching the pit. The incinerator is built to have a convenient store location. Records, protective clothing and tools will be stored in this store. Shelter for the incinerator should be having a door that is lockable and will be located in a fenced area. This fencing and security will be able to protect the whole health centre from the emitted elements thereby making the incinerator quite secure. Also, the incinerator will be developed to have a needle
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