Hazardous waste mismanaged by country's largest ambulance service, audit finds

Management of hazardous healthcare risk waste is an integral part of infection control. File picture

The management of hazardous waste by the country’s biggest ambulance service is entirely deficient, according to an audit undertaken following complaints from two members of staff.

The external audit found healthcare risk waste generated by Dublin Fire Brigade’s ambulance service is not being properly separated from general waste, is not secured, tagged, tracked or stocked once it is generated.