Plano de gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos de serviços de saúde em laboratórios de análises clínicas de Santa Maria: estudo de caso

Abstract

This work deals with the theme Residues of Services of Attention to Health (RSH) and it intends to describe how the laboratories of clinical analysis are managing their residues. For that, the making of a study of case was necessary and it was made an option for the choose of a service of public initiative and another one of particular initiative in order to check the two realities. The interest by the subject is based on the environment and on the public health. The revision of the legislation, resolution and govermanental decrees which concerns to the three levels of government and pertinent technique norms were object of this study. The field research made through interviews and visits to companies as well as the revision of the bibliography were the bases for a better understanding of the procedures used in this work. The result of this analyse is presented in form of suggestions which come to help for a better management of RSH in the studied services.