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Fujairah tackles waste management
His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council member and ruler of Fujairah has issued a law setting up a directorate for medical waste management.
- WAM
- Published: 00:43 May 9, 2008
Fujairah: His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council member and ruler of Fujairah has issued a law setting up a directorate for medical waste management.
The law empowers the Fujairah Municipality to follow up the enactment of the law.
Law No.1 (2008) regarding protection of environment and handling of medical waste, lays down rules for the treatment and safe disposal of all types of medical waste abiding by the global standards.
All institutions in the public and private sectors performing medical works are bound by the rules of the law.
The law prohibits disposal of medical waste in the trash containers placed by the municipality or handing them over to any unlicensed incineration stations inside or outside the emirate.
It also stipulates rules for taking precautions when handling medical waste as not to pollute the environment or pose hazard to public health.
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