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CHEVRON,
LAGOS COLLABORATE ON MEDICAL INCINERATOR |
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Press Release
Sat.June 27,2009 |
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 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. It consists of an
administration building, an entry
control point, 30,000 liters capacity
diesel storage tank and a 40KVA sound
proof generator set as a back up power
supply. 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. For capacity
building, Chevron also trained operators
nominated by the Lagos State Government
to handle the incinerator.
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.
The partnership component is a major
driving force in the conceptualization
of the project as this is a key value in
our Chevron Way principles. We
appreciate the government and the people
for the collaborative efforts that have
made the project a success.
Engr. Femi Odumabo
General Manager,
Policy, Government & Public Affairs
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