PEMAANFAATAN LIMBAH JERIGEN MENJADI SAFETY BOX DI RSUD WATES, TAHUN 2016

2017-05

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Solid waste in the form of used jerrycans in Wates Local Public Hospital is comprised of two types, i.e. the 5 L jerrycan which was contained acid liquid and the 10 L jerrycan which was contained bicarbonate fluid. In a month, the number of used jerrycans may reach 300. The change of the jerrycans into safety boxes is one of the innovations to take advantage of the existingjerrycan waste in the hospital. Eventhough those two substances contained in the jerrycan are almost similar with infusion fluid, they are not classified as hazardous waste as long there is no contact with patients. This study was aimed to know the receptivity of respondents, i.e. consisted of 38 nurses and 9 cleaning service officers, toward the safety boxes which made of cardboard and those which made of used jerrycan as well, by conducting a prospective designed survey. The data were analysed by using dependent t-test at