Mohammed Shosanya
2 July 2009
Lagos — Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, has built a medical incinerator project at the Epe General Hospital in collaboration with the Lagos State Government.
The project is designed to treat medical waste which can be dangerous if not properly handled. The plan is to treat wastes from the hosting Epe General Hospital, and other hospitals in the Epe and Ikorodu axis as well as wastes from Chevron medical facilities at Lekki and Gbagada.
This unique medical incinerator project was implemented by NNPC/Chevron JV in the continued pursuit of Operational Excellence and corporate policies to protect people and the environment. The Company's General Manager, Government and Public Affairs, Engineer Femi Odumabo said in Lagos that the medical incinerator project is in furtherance of the JV's corporate responsibility goals to impact the health sector and promote general socio-economic development of the country, particularly in communities around its business activities. The medical incinerator is completely and securely fenced.
He said it consists of an administration building, an entry control point, 30,000 litres capacity diesel storage tank and a 40KVA sound proof generator set as a backup power supply.
According to him, the medical wastes to be incinerated include human pathological waste, sharps (syringes - barrel & needles, broken injection vials/ampoules, etc), used gloves and gowns. Others include masks, discarded medicines, plastic culture plates, drains and blood bags. He said" :The incinerator, which has the capability to reduce waste treated to 1% of its original quantity, can process 75kg of medical waste per hour or 600kg of medical waste per day when operated for eight hours.
"This translates to 4,200kg of waste weekly. However, at inception, it will be fed with only 2,000kg of medical waste weekly as the facility ramps up to full capacity. The residual ash will be stored until an operational landfill, also being built by the NNPC/Chevron JV, is set up to receive the ash in the near future.
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