Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance

Name: Nur Farhana Binte Ramlan

Subject Title: Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance

Topic: Organization or regulatory bodies that regulate the operations of clinical laboratories in Singapore

• National Environmnet Agency (NEA) is responsible for implementing environmental policies to ensure a good living environment for Singaporeans1.
• NEA regulates the disposal of biohazardous wastes from clinical laboratories.
• NEA guidelines for biohazardous wastes disposal follow the guidelines from World Health Organisation 2.
• One of the general guidelines is to separate the biohazardous wastes into colour-coded disposal bags 3.
• It is a requirement for the clinical laboratories or hospitals to dispose of their biohazardous wastes by licensed contractors 3 which are:
  1. Cramoil Singapore Pte Ltd
  2. SembCorp Environmental Management Pte Ltd

1. About NEA. (2002). Retrieved June 14, 2008, from: http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/category_sub.asp?cid=2

2.Advisory for Workers of Biohazardous Waste Companies. (2002). Retrieved June 14, 2008 from: http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=2166

3.Toxic Wastes Control. (2002). Retrieved June 14, 2008, from: http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=1531#CONTROL_OF_BIOHAZARDOUS_WASTES