health care waste forum southern africa

The 2nd Biennial Health Care Waste
Summit & Expo 2011
16 & 17 May 2011
Emperor?s Palace, Johannesburg, South Arica
Draft Conference Program
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Pre-Event: Exhibition Build-Up
13:00 - 14:00 On-Site Registration Opens for all Exhibitors
All exhibitors are requested to please register for the Summit & Expo at the event registration desk that will be available
for exhibitors only on Sunday 15 May from 13:00 to 14:00
Monday, 16 May 2011
07:00 Early-Morning Refreshments - Exhibition Hall
07:00 On-Site Registration Opens for Speakers & Delegates - Conference Foyer
All delegates and speakers are requested to please report to the on-site registration desk on arrival.
08:30 OPENING AND WELCOMING REMARKS - NCC Conference Room
Venue Orientation and House Rules
Official Welcoming and Opening of the Health Care Waste Summit & Expo 2011
Stan Jewaskiewitz
President
THE INSTITUTE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SOUTHERN AFRICA
08:45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: ACCEPTING YOUR MEDICAL WASTE RESPONSIBILITY?ETHICALLY!

Evaluating how the effective management and implementation of ethics will coherently add value to the Southern African
health care waste sector

Committing to best practice governance and service provision in the Southern African heath care risk waste sector
Prof. Gideon Els
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
South Africa
09:45 PROMOTING THE NEED FOR ACCEPTING REASONABILITY ON MEDICAL WASTE AMONGST THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN HEALTH CARE
SECTOR
Dr Stella Anyangwe
World Health Organisasion Representative to South Africa
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISASION
(Invited)
10:15 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY AND REGULATION UPDATE

Identifying the status, challenges and opportunities of the national health care waste management strategy and regulations for
the South African health care waste sector

Evaluating the impact, benefits and solutions encrypted in the newly drafted regulations

Regulation Update : Promulgating Non Burn Technologies

Balancing the strategy with regulations and the required treatment capacity available

Key aspects of new regulation that will benefit from cradle to grave

Accepting your national waste strategy responsibility?ethically!
Dee Fischer
Director: Waste Stream Management
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS SOUTH AFRICA
(Invited)
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10:45 Mid-Morning Refreshments - Exhibition Hall
11.00 PROMOTING RESPECT AND COMPLIANCE TO ACTS, REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The waste act and its effect of waste management governance

Identifying regulation and legislation that is applicable for waste management in the Health Care Sector

A look into the requirements of the National Waste Management Act

Industry compliance: What is your role and responsibility?

How can awareness on legal compliance and be sharpened?

Accepting your legal responsibility?ethically!
Advocate Sanjay Dubru
Director Strategic Compliance and Enforcement,
GDARD
12:00 INVESTIGATING PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT ON ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE SHOWING MISCONDUCT WITHIN THE LEGAL
PLATFORM FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH CARE WASTE INDUSTRY
Francis Craigie
Strategic Compliance and Enforcement
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
13:00 Networking Lunch for all delegates and speakers - Exhibition Hall
14:00 TOPIC TO BE CONFIRMED
Kathie Jansen
Department for Health
GAUTENG
14:30 CASE STUDY: INDENTIFYING THE CURRENT STATUS OF HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE GAUTENG PROVINCE
Paul Brits
Director: Health Care Waste & Occupational Hygiene,
GAUTENG HEALTH DEPARTMENT
(Invited)
15:00 HEALTH CARE WASTE FORUM SOUTHERN AFRICA SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING - NCC Conference Room
& Mid-Afternoon Refreshments - Exhibition Hall
15:30 ANALYSING THE RISKS INVOLVED WITH GENERATORS NOT TAKING UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROPER WASTE SEGREGATION

Investigating the environmental risks involved

With whom should the responsibility rest to ensure proper and adequate waste segregation

Evaluating the risks that sub-standard equipment supplied by the Service Provider has on the workers

Evaluating the corporate responsibility as a healthcare waste generator

Managing waste in a safe and responsible manner in order to promote sturdy healthcare waste ethics

Accepting your waste segregation responsibility?ethically!
Dr. Nicola Rodda,
Pollution Research Group,
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL AND CONSERVATION SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF KWA-ZULU NATAL,
(Invited)
16:00 Chairman?s Closing Remarks
16:30 EVENING COCKTAIL - Exhibition Hall
The institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa would like to invite all delegates, speakers to join us for an informal cocktail
function at 16:30. This event promise to provide all participants with an ideal opportunity to network with your peers, meet
and exchange business cards and enjoy the evening in the company of your colleagues.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
08:00 Early-Morning Refreshments - Exhibition Hall
08:30 Chairpersons Welcoming Remarks - NCC Conference Room
08:45 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE RISK WASTE: REUSABLE
SHARP?S BINS VS. DISPOSABLE SHARP?S BINS
Ed Krisiunas
President
WASTE NOT WANT NOT INTERNATIONAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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09:45 RURAL HCRW MANAGEMENT: OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE RISK WASTE MANAGEMENT IN RURAL
SOUTH AFRICA

Identifying the strategies needed for solutions in HCRW management in Rural South Africa

Identifying strategies to promote awareness of rural HCRW management

Logistical challenges identified for rural HCRW management

Accepting your rural waste management responsibility?ethically!
Maruis Greyling
Waste Management Pilot Project
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: NORTH WEST PROVINCE
(Invited)
10:45 Mid-Morning Refreshments - Exhibition Hall
11.00 NON BURN TECHNOLOGY WASTE CYCLES: INVESTIGATING THE ISSUES, CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND SOLUTIONS
Ken Jones & Chris Moloi
Senior Manger Managing Director
COMMON SENSE ECOWASTE (PTY) LTD. COMMON SENSE ECOWASTE (PTY) LTD.
12:00 PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT UPDATE

Evaluating the current status of Pharmaceutical Waste Management in South Africa

What are the biggest challenges for managing pharmaceutical waste locally

Identifying the legal implications for incorrect disposal of pharmaceutical waste

Accepting your pharmaceutical waste responsibility?ethically!
13:00 Network Lunch for all Delegates and Speakers - Exhibition Hall
14:00 PROVINCIAL HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT DEBATE & PANEL DISCUSSION: INVESTIGATING THE CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DIFFERENT PROVINCIAL HEALTH CARE WASTE SECTORS:
ACCEPTING YOUR REGIONAL WASTE RESPONSIBILITY FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE?ETHICALLY!

Capacity discussion with regards to incinerators , compliance and new licenses

Evaluating the dynamics of the current tender process in line with the compiling of tender documents and implementation of
specifications for tender documents

Scrutinizing the current loopholes in tender specification. E.g ? Transportation

The adjudication process of tenders

What are you doing in your province relating to training and do you know what the correct protocol is for HCRW Training

Who is responsible for training in your province and what are the required qualifications for trainers?

Investigating available training sources and the need to develop registered HCRW training unit standards with the South
African Qualifications Framework
FEATURING REPRESENTATION FROM:
 Western Cape Province Representative - Belinda Langenhoven, Deputy Director Waste Policy, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS & DEVELOPMENT PLANNING , WESTERN CAPE
 Gauteng Province Representative ? Paul Brits, Director: Health Care Waste & Occupational Hygiene, GAUTENG HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
 North West Province Representative, Maruis Greyling, Department of Health, NORTH WEST PROVINCE (Invited)
o North West Province - Representative to be confirmed
o Mpumalanga Province - Representative to be confirmed
o Free State Province - Representative to be confirmed
o Northern Cape Province - Representative to be confirmed
o Eastern Cape - Representative to be confirmed
o Kwa-Zulu Natal Province - Representative to be confirmed
o Limpopo Province - Representative to be confirmed
o Other Regional Representatives - Botswana & Lesotho
16:00 Close of Conference
Mid-Afternoon Refreshments - Exhibition Hall
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