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Rule 5 of the 2016 Rules relates to the duties of the operator of a common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility and, thereunder, it is the duty of every operator, among others, to (a) take all necessary steps to ensure that the bio-medical waste, collected from the occupier, is transported, handled, stored, treated and disposed of without any adverse effect to human health and the environment, in accordance with the Rules and guidelines issued by the Central Government or the Central Pollution Control Board, (b) ensure timely collection of bio-medical waste from the occupier as prescribed under the Rules, (c) establish bar coding and global positioning systems for handling of bio-medical waste within one year, (d) inform the prescribed authority immediately regarding the occupiers which are not handing over segregated bio- medical waste in accordance with the Rules, (e) provide training for all its workers involved in handling of bio-medical waste at the time of induction, and at least once a year thereafter, (f) assist the occupier in training conducted by them for bio-medical waste management, and (k) allow occupiers, who are giving waste for treatment to the operator, to see whether treatment is carried out as per the Rules.