Kara David, sumama sa pangongolekta ng medical waste | Kara Docs
Aired (August 19, 2024): Isa sa mga pinakamahirap na trabaho sa mundo ay ang paghahakot ng basura. Ngunit may mga uri ng basura na may dulot na panganib sa mga naghahakot tulad na lamang ng hazardous waste o mga basura galing ospital. Sumama si Kara David sa mga nangongolekta ng mga ito. Panoorin ang video.
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00:00One of the most difficult jobs in the world is to carry garbage.
00:04But there are types of garbage that are really hazardous if they call it that,
00:09and it's dangerous to the people who carry it.
00:12And we will join the people who carry hazardous waste.
00:16But we really need to be fully protected because the hospital waste is of a different kind.
00:24Today, I will join Christopher, the head of medical waste.
00:30But before anything else, we need to wear personal protective equipment or PPE.
00:38Okay, let's do it.
00:43We went down to the hospital basement to start our mission.
00:47The work of those who haul hazardous waste starts here.
00:53They are now picking up drums.
00:55This is where we will put the hazardous materials.
00:59Today, the waste that we will collect is called M501.
01:06This is the pathological waste.
01:10In other words, these are human parts, human bodies, blood, all liquids.
01:17So there is a possibility that there are bacteria or we will be contaminated.
01:21That's why you can see that we are fully equipped with safety gear.
01:26Okay.
01:47They segregate their hazardous waste and put it in a specific storage area.
01:54It is written here, hazardous waste storage area.
01:57This can't be entered by just anyone because there is a possibility that they will be contaminated.
02:03It is a hazardous waste, so it is very dangerous.
02:06That's why you really need to wear proper safety gear.
02:10Let's go, brother.
02:12We will now put eye protection because we don't know what can enter our eyes.
02:26So you can see, this is the look of the hazardous materials that were collected in this hospital.
02:35If you can see in hospitals, as long as it is in yellow plastic, it means that it is hazardous waste.
02:40There are different types of hazardous waste.
02:42There is pathological waste, which is human bodies, liquids, placenta, and so on.
02:49Then we also have the pharmaceutical waste, which is expired medicines, syringes, vials, etc.
02:57Then there is another type of waste, which is busted fluorescent lamps.
03:03You will think that it is just light, what's the problem with that?
03:06Because it has mercury content, so it is dangerous for us.
03:11I know what kind of disease is here, so I won't throw it away.
03:19Maybe there is a mistake, so I will just put it away.
03:26Don't throw it away because there may be injections, syringes, and so on.
03:33So, is this okay?
03:35We will just put it away.
03:37We will just put it away.
03:39Ah, okay.
03:47We will wrap it.
03:48You will wrap it?
03:49Yes, thank you.
03:51You can't see it.
03:53He is wrapping it now to make sure that nothing will leak when they transport it.
04:03Just like this, the plastic is a bit open, that's why it is dangerous.
04:14Every collector of hazardous materials should go through intensive training so that they are really safe.
04:26How many of you went through training?
04:32One.
04:48You can go now.
04:5032 drums that we carried today, but these are M501 only, the pathological waste, blood,
05:13placenta, human waste, and human body parts.
05:43Thank you for watching!