Compliance
Requirements
- Appoint a
research/laboratory safety officer
Every department, laboratory, shop or
service area, where hazardous materials are used stored or managed,
must appoint a a Safety Officer. To find out who is your area
Safety Officer and what are his/her duties please, click HERE
- Hazardous Waste
Management Training
You must train designated employees
that
manage hazardous waste in your unit, laboratory or service area.
Other employees who do not manage hazardous waste must at least be made
familiar with the labeling, storage, requirements and how to respond to
emergency situations involving hazardous materials.
- Record Keeping
You must keep training records for
all your
employees for at least 3 years after termination of employment.
Records must be available for inspection at all times.
- Proper Chemical Waste
Storage and Disposal
Hazardous chemical waste must be
stored and
disposed of properly, according to the guidelines described in the Hazardous
Waste Management Training and the Hazardous
Waste Management Guidebook
- Proper Waste Container
Labeling
Each waste container must be
labeled as follow:
- with
the words Hazardous
Waste,
- the exact contents of the container
(including compound name, percentages, water content, and pH*),
- the start and fill date,
- your name,
- department, phone , room, and building
numbers.
* pH must be included for acidic or basic solutions only
To see an example of a properly filled out label, please click HERE
Labels are available free
of charge from our office, call 726-6764 to order new labels.
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