Medical Waste Disposal Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply relevant national and provincial legislation, regulations, and standards governing medical waste management.
• Classify and segregate different types of medical waste according to prescribed categories.
• Implement safe handling, packaging, and labeling procedures for medical waste.
• Demonstrate correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection control measures.
• Evaluate treatment and disposal methods for various medical waste streams.
• Maintain records and documentation in accordance with legal requirements.

Target Audience

Healthcare workers, waste management personnel, and environmental health practitioners involved in the generation, handling, or disposal of medical waste in clinical or laboratory settings.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should be employed or involved in a healthcare or waste management environment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners apply theoretical knowledge through hands-on activities including waste segregation, packaging, handling, and treatment simulation. Practicals reinforce safe practices and regulatory compliance, ensuring learners can perform tasks competently.

Practical Activities

• Segregation, Packaging, and Labeling Exercise — Learners practice sorting waste items into correct bins, packaging sharps and fluids, and applying labels with proper markings. (4h)
• Spill Response and Decontamination Drill — Simulated spill of infectious waste; learners must contain, clean, and decontaminate the area using approved procedures. (3h)
• Autoclave Operation and Monitoring — Learners load an autoclave, set parameters, run a cycle, and interpret biological indicator results to verify efficacy. (4h)
• Internal Collection and Transport Simulation — Simulated collection rounds within a facility, using carts and containers, followed by loading onto a transport vehicle. (3h)
• Waste Management Plan Audit Role-Play — Teams audit a mock waste management plan, identify gaps, and propose corrective actions. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.