Title: Awareness and Practices of Biomedical Waste Management Among Nursing Staff of A Hospital Attached To A Teaching Institute Objectives -1) To study the awareness and practices about biomedical waste management among nursing staff 2) To assess the use of personal protective measures against biomedical waste. Methodology: A hospital based cross-sectional study conducted among 152 nursing staff. Information regarding awareness and practices of biomedical waste management such as of BMW rules, biohazard symbol, colour coded containers and use of personal protective devices was collected. The actual practice of handling biomedical waste in wards was observed during the morning hours of OPDs. Results: In the present study knowledge about biomedical waste management rules was found in 131(86.18%) study subjects while about 135(88.81%) were aware about bio-hazard symbol printed on bags. About 124(81.57%) nursing staff were aware about risk of transmission of various diseases including HIV/Hepatitis B and injuries due to hospital waste. Knowledge of color code of containers for segregation of biomedical waste in study subjects was good. Most of the study subjects gave a correct answer for Human anatomical waste 137(90.13%), cotton or bandages soiled with blood, pus 122(80.26%). As far as practice of biomedical waste management is concerned it was revealed that__ampersandsignnbsp; 130(85.52%) disposed the biomedical waste in specified colour coded container correctly. Only 66(43.42%) reported injuries due to improperly disposed sharps. With regard to use of personal protective__ampersandsignnbsp;measures 45(29.6%) study subjects used a combination of hand gloves, apron, mask and antiseptic lotion for prevention of disease. Conclusion: Continuous monitoring and evaluation of biomedical waste management is necessary to ensure that policies and procedures are followed. Even a small proportion of badly managed waste can potentially be dangerous.