Elaboración de un plan de manejo de desechos peligrosos para las subgerencias de protección animal, vegetal, fronteriza y análisis y diagnóstico para el Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA

Abstract

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA) does not currently have a comprehensive management plan for the three sub-managerial divisions of Animal Protection, Plant Protection, and Border Protection that allows for separation, storage, and proper handling, considering that these sub-managerial divisions are the main generators of hazardous waste. However, it does have an integrated hazardous waste management plan for the Analysis and Diagnosis sub-manager's office, which includes the entire laboratory area. The purpose of this document is to prepare an Integrated Hazardous Waste Management Plan for the four sub-managerial divisions (Animal Protection, Plant Protection, Border Protection, and Analysis and Diagnostics), using the existing Integrated Management Plan for laboratories as a reference. Initially, a diagnosis was made to determine the conditions of the entity in terms of hazardous waste management. Based on this diagnosis, information was compiled on the management applied to each of the hazardous wastes such as: pressurized containers, containers of agricultural inputs (pesticides), containers of livestock inputs (vaccines), animals, chemicals (mixed and residual waste), sharp sharps and bio-sanitary waste. Internal management involves segregation, labeling and forms for recording the hazardous waste generated, quantification, storage and transportation of waste or hazardous waste. Finally, external management, where a checklist was filled out to verify compliance, corroborating the procedures for deactivation, collection and transportation. This work was carried out in conjunction with a group of professionals from ICA's planning department, who provided support and supervision, considering it a project that can be applied at the institute at the national level.