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The EHSO is responsible for quantifying the amounts of waste generated by this institution and thus determining under which category the facility falls. This institution generates less than 1000 kilogram of hazardous waste or less than 1 kilogram of acutely hazardous waste each month. Because of this amount generated this facility falls under the category of Small Quantity Generator. 3. Hazardous Waste Collection and Segregation: A program for managing waste must establish written operating procedures for facilities and laboratory employees to follow. The system developed for collecting, segregating, labeling, and containing waste would apply to research and academic laboratories. It therefore should be determined which areas in these laboratories will be designated temporary storage areas and Mr. Mel The EHSO along with the departmental designee will be responsible for complying with waste segregation, inventorying, and meeting transportation schedules. Finally, training employees about the program is essential, since they are the active participants in making it work. 4. Waste Storage and Transport (Within a Facility): <strong>Chemical</strong>s that are collected from individual laboratories must be stored at a temporary location within the lab before being transported to a central location within the facility. Under the hazardous waste regulations, there are limitations on the quantity of waste a generator can store onsite and the length of time that waste can be stored. Considerations should be made to provide protection of storage containers from the elements, containment, and the availability of emergency equipment. When chemicals are transported within a facility, the freight elevators should be used and employees handling the chemicals should be aware of the hazardous nature of the chemicals and what actions to take in the event of a spill. Waste from individual laboratories must be removed at 1week intervals to a satellite accumulation area (SAA). As containers accumulated in the SAA reach the full status they must be removed to the accumulation area 5. Waste Labeling: Labels should be applied to chemical waste containers to ensure the proper identification of the storage substances. The word "Hazardous" must be included in the label along with other Department Of Transportation class category specifications if the chemical meets the criteria of being "listed" or if it has specific "characteristic". Some listed wastes are considered to be "acutely hazardous." These are wastes that the EPA and DEC have determined to be so dangerous in small amounts that they are regulated in the same manner as large amounts of other hazardous wastes. Examples of the acutely hazardous wastes that laboratories may generate are osmium tetroxide, sodium azide, cyanides, and wastes containing arsenic. Certain waste collection considerations should be made for histology labs or teaching areas and places where electron microscopy is conducted. The person responsible for waste identification at the source should also be required to label waste containers properly. The person designated to monitor site storage should require that all containers coming into that facility are properly labeled or make provisions to determine the containers' contents. 103
6. Selection of Hazardous Waste Contractors: There are many commercial firms that provide contract services for hazardous waste pickup. Although these firms will cart away the unwanted materials from a facility, it should be kept in mind that the generator of the waste is ultimately responsible for the proper and legal disposal of the waste. To ensure that the waste will be disposed of properly, the contractor selected should have a U.S. EPA identification Number. There are also a number of commercial facilities that treat large shipments of uniform or individual waste for landfill disposal. Therefore, if your facility generates large quantities of single entity wastes, it may be feasible to utilize this disposal method. Whatever system is ultimately chosen, the single most important factor to remember is to track the waste from "cradle to grave." 7. Hazardous Waste Pickup: Before hazardous waste from a facility can be picked up, it must be properly packaged, labeled, and segregated according to the system that conforms to the contractor's requirements. Other factors to be taken into consideration are traffic control and loading dock preparation for the pickup, personnel coordination and protection if they assist in the pickup, and the cleanup of remaining excess debris. 8. Record Keeping: The EHSO is responsible for ensuring that a conscientious effort is made to monitor and inventory wastes that are generated by the facility. He will also be responsible for keeping waste manifest forms for the required 3year period after disposal. If the contractor does not return a copy of the manifest form within 45 days of the shipping date, this person must file an Exception Report with the EPA regional administrator. It is optional to use an internal waste manifest program to track waste from a laboratory to a packaging area for shipment. In this case, records would be kept to document the composition of the waste. 9. Waste Minimization Practices An integral part of a waste management program is the practice the institution uses to minimize and reduce the amount of waste it generates. This minimization should start at the laboratory level and particular attention should be paid to protocols developed by each principal investigator. Some suggested examples for minimizing laboratory waste are: · Substitution of hazardous chemicals with less hazardous or nonhazardous chemicals in laboratory experiments (i.e., toluene for benzene; histoclear for xylene). · The use of microscale experiment. · The design of experiments that begin and end with the same chemical · The design of experiments that begin with the end product of other experiments · The recycling of solvent wastes. · The use of an inventory program to determine if excess quantities of chemicals needed are present before a new shipment is ordered. By implementing these practices and others, the amount of waste generated can be reduced at the source and thus minimize the overall waste that is generated by the institution. The plan will also identify a person who acts as a hazardous waste facility coordinator in each building where there are laboratories. 104
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LABORATORY SAFETY AND CHEMICAL HYGI
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Purpose..........
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Visiting Scientists and Other Simil
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Cryogenic Safety...................
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PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL The main pur
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The OSHA Laboratory Standard requir
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12. Maintain records and make them
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3. Keep the Department Chairperson,
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6. Before an extremely hazardous su
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• Laboratories can use “price t
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shipment of improperly labeled prod
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• Do not smell or taste chemicals
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5.3 Inhalation Inhalation of chemic
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Symptoms of skin exposure to chemic
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5.10 Toxic Effects Toxic effects ar
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• All chemical containers MUST be
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· Peroxidizable materials (aldehyd
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6.4 Transporting Chemicals When tra
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liquids not in use should be kept i
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7. An inside storage room meeting a
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VII. CHEMICAL HAZARDS Chemicals can
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• Metal Picrate Salts • 2,4-Din
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7.5 Dangerous When Wet “Dangerous
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ways to remove them if discovered.
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1(800) 222-1222. If possible, bring
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• Prior approval - Before anyone
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and that there are no dents or hole
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• The contents of the Laboratory
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Training Manuals and Booklets P.I.s
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• Where airborne exposure monitor
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than one year's employment must be
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APPENDIX B: SITE MAP 164
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APPENDIX D: OSHA TOXIC SUBSTANCES L
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APPENDIX F: SAMPLE LAB INSPECTION F
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APPENDIX G: CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY
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peroxide, Nitric acid, Sodium perox
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Sodium peroxide Sulfides Sulfuric a
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APPENDIX I: FDNY REGULATIONS GOVERN
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41 and the total quantity, excludin
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Dimethyl sulfoxide 1 Natural rubber
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Pump oil Butyl rubber Silane based
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APPENDIX L: HOW TO UNDERSTAND MATER
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Percent Volatile by Volume: Describ
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Stability: Unstable indicates that
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APPENDIX M: HAZARDS OF FUNCTIONAL G
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Examples: Butane Cyclohexene Cyclop
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• Azides of nonmetals, such as th
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• The routes of exposure are inha
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• Many of the common solvents can
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ORGANIC PEROXIDES • Compounds con
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• High doses may produce somnolen
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APPENDIX O:LASER REGISTRATION FORM
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APPENDIX Q : APPENDIX OF REFERENCE
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Biological Effects and Exposure Cri
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Dental X-Ray Protection, National C
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Gibson, David E., Printmaking, Occu
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Laboratory Decontamination and Carc
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Natural Background Radiation In The
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Public Radiation Exposure from Nucl
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Materials, The School of the Art In
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Video Display Terminals, Bell Labor
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