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Determining a conceptual framework for safe and sustainable health-care waste management (SSHCWM) implementation in health-care facilities

Timothy Kurannen Baaki (Department of Building Surveying, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Mohamad Rizal Baharum (Department of Building Surveying, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Azlan Shah Ali (Department of Building Surveying, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Journal of Facilities Management

ISSN: 1472-5967

Article publication date: 17 December 2018

Issue publication date: 15 May 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to explore current sustainable facilities management knowledge and practice, focussing specifically on sustainable waste management implementation in health-care facilities with an aim to conceptualize a framework for assessing performance and impact of successful implementation of safe and sustainable health-care waste management on health-care provision.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper used a review of existing literature in relation to health-care waste management in the context of sustainable facilities management and facilities management performance and forms a basis for further research.

Findings

The growing significance of the strategic role of facilities management is established. Building on this recognition, a conceptual framework for assessing both implementation of sustainable facilities management practice in the context of waste management in health-care facilities and its impact on health-care provision is proposed.

Originality/value

This paper conceptualizes a framework for optimizing safe and sustainable waste management implementation in health-care facilities and assessing its impact on the bottom-line of health-care provision.

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Citation

Baaki, T.K., Baharum, M.R. and Ali, A.S. (2019), "Determining a conceptual framework for safe and sustainable health-care waste management (SSHCWM) implementation in health-care facilities", Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 40-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-11-2017-0059

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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