Abstract-Inadequate management of healthcare waste (HCW) is a serious concern in many developing countries due to the risks posed to human health and the environment. Poor management of HCW exposes health care workers, waste handlers and the community to different risks as : infections, toxic effects and injuries. Risk Management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks. In Algeria, many efforts have been made by the government authorities in order to better manage the waste from healthcare facilities. However most healthcare facilities do not comply with the principles stated in Algerian legislation.In the hospital of Batna city, a total about 1114 Kg of risky healthcare waste (RHCW) are produced each day. By using Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) which is an assessment tools, our focus in this paper is to identify and study health risks that may occur due to the existence of hazardous elements in healthcare waste, to identify treatment modalities tailored to each adverse event and to characterize and prioritize these adverse event in terms of occurrence and severity scenario.Index Terms-Management, preliminary hazard analysis, RHCW, risk assessment.

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to provide an immediate image about the reality of the Environmental Management System (EMS), as experienced by Algerian companies certified to ISO 14001. Design/methodology/approach -The adopted approach focused on the evaluation of different elements concerning the requirement of the reference ISO 14001, by the audit which constitutes the appropriate tool for the evaluation of such a system of management. Findings -The evaluation of different elements concerning the requirement of the reference ISO 14001 is highlighted by means of a statistical study supported by the use of software data.Research limitations/implications -This research has limitations that the authors plan to study in perspective: assessment of human and social perception of the EMS at the Algerian companies. Practical implications -The analysis of the obtained results allows putting forward the orientation that should be implemented by any Algerian companies, such as the selected ones in this study, for a real continued improvement of their environmental performances, with in the framework of a lasting protection of the environment. Originality/value -Interestingly, the paper shows that the success of the different elements concerning the requirements of ISO 14001, reflect the same conditions needed for the success of the improvement of the EMS.

If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The objective of this paper is to suggest a methodological approach of eco-conception by presenting the eco-conception stakes of a firm, its organisation modes with regard to this new approach and how one could insert the environmental data in the classical conception process. Design/methodology/approach -In this paper, an eco-conception methodology is developed. It is about an approach integrating the concepts: quality, safety and environment (QSE). The taking into account simultaneously of these concepts, in the frame of our approach, allows us to conceive clean and durable products. The failure modes effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) was used in a case study to validate our approach. Findings -This paper is a development of an approach with results obligation. Owing to our eco-conception approach of products, the respect of environment is taken into consideration at the stage of product design. From regulation point of view, we put into reflection the approach with results obligation, i.e. approach by objectives of QSE. Practical implications -A better definition of products implying functional specifications (products performance) strengthened by others of environmental type. As expected from this full definition of products, we cite the minimisation of products effects by unifying man at work (safety of person and goods), man as manager (quality, availability and reliability), as resident (safety in the vicinity of industrial sites) and as citizen (safeguarding environment). Originality/value -Taking into account the triptych QSE at the product design stage. Our suggestion necessitates the implication of all the actors. Therefore, efforts must be concentrated on the dynamic and progressive integration of these actors. Our work is a source of information and knowledge. It is a source of information, as it allows to supply necessary data for better definition and conception of products. It is, in the same time, a source of knowledge in the sense where it presents specific methods (FMECA), that allow to put into existence the interest or rather the necessity of merger of the three concepts QSE.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide suitable solutions to the management system of the municipal solid waste in an Algerian city. Design/methodology/approach – The adopted approach focussed on the evaluation of different methods concerning the Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM), by analyzing methods of solid waste management hierarchy which constitutes appropriate tools in the MSWM. Findings – One pillar of sustainable solid waste management is strategic planning, and links to guidance are provided. Another pillar is cost analysis of solid waste options, and links to useful analytical tools are also provided. Research limitations/implications – This research has limitations that the paper plans to study in perspective: assessment of citizen perception of waste and its practical implications in the management of municipal solid waste as well as involvements of other agents or structures. Practical implications – Results investigations conducted in this study allows to the municipality for solving city problems of MSW with priority to the environmental and public health protection. Originality/value – The interest is carried, here, with the success of the different methods concerning the solid waste management hierarchy, which conditions mainly the success of the improvement of the waste management system.

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