Biomedical wastes management vis-à-vis risks to waste handlers The characters of the health care waste that make it a health risk are, for it contains infectious agents, toxic chemicals, flammable, genotoxic, cytotoxic and radioactive substances. Hence, the risks from the Health Care Waste are not only from the pathogens but also from the chemical and pharmaceutical properties of the wastes components. Safe management of Health Care Waste is the process to ensure proper hospital hygiene and safety of health care workers and communities. It is the legal and financial liability of the institution for safe and environmentally sound disposal of the waste generated. The principle of the HCW management includes activities such as segregation at source, colour coding and storage within and outside the health care setting, collection, transportation and final disposal.