3.2.5. External transportation of clinical waste
The external transportation process and procedures from the hospitals were observed similar in
practiced. The vehicles used for clinical waste transportation were observed have licenses from the DOE.
During survey, it was found that the off-site transportation of clinical waste in Hospital Taiping to the
incinerator is made on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. The clinical waste collected on Sunday
and Thursday will be kept in the cold storage until next collection on Monday. The transportation of
clinical wastes from the central storage from the hospitals to the incinerators was made using a truck.
Only one truck was used by all hospitals as it was capable of transporting the amount of clinical waste
generated by the hospitals daily. A driver and an attendant were appointed by the concession companies
to load and transport clinical wastes from the storage areas to the incinerators. A hospital personnel was
involved in the verification process of collection at the hospitals as required by the Ministry of Health.