EVALUATION OF HOSPITALS SANITATION OF AIBORNE MICROBE AT STORAGE ROOM OF INFECTIOUS WASTE IN HOSPITALS (CASE STUDY: HOSPITALS IN BANDUNG AND CIMAHI)

• Main Author: Jihadi, Anugrah
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknik saniter dan perkotaan; teknik perlindungan lingkungan
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/36813
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Hospitals generate various types of waste, both infectious and non-infectious waste. Infectious waste is classified as hazardous waste, so it needs good management including its management in storage room. Poor hospital indoor air quality may lead to hospital-acquired infections, sick hospital syndrome and various occupational hazards. The aim of the present study was to evaluate infectious waste management influencing airborne microbe in storage room of infectious waste facilites in four hospitals around Bandung and Cimahi. Infectious waste management was evaluated by PERMEN LHK No. 56 of 2015, and measurement of airbore microbe was carried out by passive method (settle plate) based on NIOSH Manual of Analytocal Methods 5th Edition and ISO 14698-1: 2003. Evaluation of infectious waste management was 60% - 83%. Total number of bacteria in 4 hospitals ranged from 781 ± 166 CFU m3 to 12793 ± 644 CFU m3. Total number of fungi ranged from 365 ± 37 CFU m3 to 4551 ± 638 CFU m3. Staphylococcus sp bacteria ranged from 189 ± 25 CFU m3 to 5957 ± 357 CFU/m3. Laktobacillus sp bacteria ranged from 163 ± 39 CFU/m3 to 1703 ± 1914 CFU/m3. Relationship between infectious waste management and airborne microbe in storage room showed that if storage room was good maintained airborne microbe decreased. Three factors affected airborne microbe in storage room were managing temperature at storage room by an air conditioner, measuring waste at storage room so that container could accomodate infectious waste, and disinfecting floor of storage room.