Chemical Waste Management Refresher Training

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Chemical Waste Management Refresher Training
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Welcome to the North Atlantic Area Refresher
Training in Chemical Waste Management
Presented by the ASHM/CEPS
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Environmental Stewardship

• It is the responsibility of all employees to
  manage chemical waste in a reasonable manner.
• Failure to do so can result in harm to other
  employees and/or destruction of work areas due to
  fires, explosions, or spills.

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Responsibilities

• Hazardous chemical wastes are governed by
  Federal, State, and local regulations.
• Failure to manage waste properly can result in
  large fines and penalties not only to the ARS,
  but to the individuals generating the waste.

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Overview

• This course is divided into four sections

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Section IWaste Determination
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Solid Waste vs. Hazardous Waste

• Solid Waste A solid, semi-solid, liquid, sludge,
  or contained gas, that is no longer needed, to be
  discarded, or has served its useful purpose.
• Hazardous Waste A solid waste that is listed by
  the EPA or exhibits one or more of four
  characteristics.
• Ignitable Corrosive Reactive Toxic

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Hazardous Waste is only a small portion of the
waste generated in the workplace, but by far the
most harmful to the nature and the environment.
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Hazardous Waste Determination

• Listed Hazardous Waste
• Four Separate Lists
• Non-specific Source Wastes - F
• Specific Source Wastes - K
• Commercial Chemical Products -P U
• Located in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations,
  Section 261.30 thru 261.33

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Listed Hazardous Waste

• Complete lists of hazardous waste are located in
  your Chemical Waste Management Training Manual.

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Hazardous Waste Determination

• Characteristic Hazardous Waste
• A chemical waste may also be classified as
  hazardous if it exhibits one or more of the
  following characteristics
• Ignitability
• Corrosivity
• Reactivity
• Toxicity
• Located in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations,
  Section 261.20 thru 261.24

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Characteristic Hazardous Waste

• Ignitable Wastes
• A waste is considered to have EPA's ignitability
  characteristic if it
• Is a liquid with a flashpoint of 60C (140F) or
  below (alcohols containing less than 24 alcohol
  by volume are not considered ignitable) or,
• Is a flammable or ignitable compressed gas

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Characteristic Hazardous Waste

• Corrosive Wastes
• A waste is considered EPA corrosive if it
• Is an aqueous solution (a solution having more
  than 50 water) with a pH less than or equal to
  2.0 or greater than or equal to 12.5 or,
• A solid waste capable of corroding steel at
  specified conditions.

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Characteristic Hazardous Waste

• Reactive Wastes
• A waste is considered to have EPA's reactivity
  characteristic if it
• Is normally unstable and readily undergoes
  violent change without detonating or,
• Reacts violently with water

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Characteristic Hazardous Waste

• Toxic Wastes
• A waste is considered to have EPA's Toxcitity
  characteristic if
• Using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
  Procedure the concentration of contaminants are
  equal to or greater than the regulatory levels
  identified in 40 CFR 261.24, Table 1.

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Section IIWaste Minimization
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What is Waste Minimization?

• Waste minimization includes source reduction
  practices that reduce or eliminate waste
  generation at the source and environmentally
  sound recycling practices, where source reduction
  is not economically practical.

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Source Reduction

• includes any practice that reduces the quantity
  and/or toxicity of pollutants entering a waste
  stream prior to recycling, treatment, or
  disposal. 

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Examples of Source Reduction

• equipment or technology modifications,
• reformulation or redesign of products,
• substitution of less toxic raw materials,
• improvements in work practices,
• maintenance,
• better inventory control.

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Recycling

• includes the use, reuse and/or reclamation of
  waste residuals (that may be designated as a
  hazardous waste) or materials in a hazardous
  waste.

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A material is used or reused

• if it is used as an ingredient in a process to
  make a product or, or if it is used as an
  effective substitute for a commercial product. 

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A material is reclaimed

• if it is processed to recover a usable product,
  or if it is regenerated. 

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How Can You Minimize Waste?

• Plan ahead
• Order only the amount needed
• Avoid storing excess chemicals
• Share unneeded chemicals
• Keep chemicals properly labeled

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Why Minimize Waste?

• Reduce costs
• Increase process efficiency and productivity
• Reduce present and future regulatory burdens
• Improve workplace safety
• Improve environmental quality
• Maintain or improve institutional image

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Section III How to Manage and Contain Waste
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Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAA)

• All containers of hazardous waste must be stored
  in an area designated as a satellite accumulation
  area. Satellite accumulation areas must be
  established in the area where the waste was
  generated and under the direct control of the
  individual who generated the waste.

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Accumulation Limits in SAAs

• A SAA may accumulate
• 55 gallons of non-acute waste
• Up to 1 quart of acutely hazardous waste
• There is no limit as to how long waste may be
  accumulated in each waste container in a SAA.
• However, once the container is full and/or the
  above stated limits are exceeded the waste must
  be removed from the work area within three
  working days .

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Condition of Hazardous Waste Containers

• Containers must be in good condition,
• Have no rust, pinholes, dents, leaks, or chemical
  deposits on the outside,
• Container cap must be free of cracks and seals
  tightly no corks, stoppers, foil, and parafilm,
• Container can not leak if inverted no beakers,
  flasks, or coffee cans

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Accumulation of Chemical Hazardous Waste

• Keep hazardous waste containers closed
• All containers of chemical
• hazardous waste must be
• closed at all times except
• when waste is being added
• or removed from the container.

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Section IV How to Properly Dispose of Chemical
Wastes
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Predisposal Procedures

• Sorted by compatibility
• In approved containers
• Tighten caps
• Ensure contents are properly identified

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Disposal Procedures

• Move to a Satellite Accumulation Area
• Call HWC to Pickup Number
• Complete Forms or ensure labeling information

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Labels labels Labels
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Disposal Procedures

• Varies from Location to Location
• Drop off at Marshalling facility or arrange for
  pick up
• Waste Disposal Company will lab pack

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Items not to be moved to SAA

• Sensitive Wastes
• Unstable/hazardous _at_ room temp.
• Maintain _at_ safe temp. until disposal
• Indicate to safety or HWC where the item is being
  stored for removal

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Items not to be moved to SAA

• Explosive Wastes
• Keep stored in an out of way place
• Shock sensitive chemicals are dangerous if dried
  out
• Keep wet during use and storage
• If dried out, do not add water, open, or touch
• Arrange for emergency disposal

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Pasture lab procedures

• The waste officer, Melissa Goff maintains
  preprinted labels and has a file of some existing
  waste streams identified in the past
• On Your Label- Indicate name, room, top 5
  ingredients in the mixture, estimate the of
  each ingredient, general hazard warning
  information
• Store in your satellite accumulation area,
  covered or capped when not in use

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Exterior Waste Storage Building

• Special designed unit is behind the main
  administrative building on Campus
• The key can be signed out at Office, to be locked
  at all times when not in use
• Read the safety operating procedures notebook (on
  next slide)
• Log in the waste you deposit in room

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safety procedures At Waste Storage Building

• The unit has a fan- before entering, always purge
  the space for 3-5 minutes, prop door open
• Always have a second person on standby at unit
• Use secondary containers and carriers when
  transporting to the building
• Use Protective equipment when entering- rated
  gloves, closed- toe shoes, lab coat
• Never co-mingle waste streams at this room

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Youre Almost Done

• Make sure you fill out the roster at the end of
  this presentation or send a email to Melissa Goff
  indicating you have taken the course
• Remember This is an annual requirement.
  
• SEE YOU NEXT YEAR

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Questions

• Contact PSU Kevin Myers 814-865-6391
• myers_at_psu.edu
• Kate Sapanski, sapanski_at_psu.edu
• Kathie Moh 607-255-8849
• Charles Montgomery (location coordinator)
  5-2245
• Bonnie DiSalvo 215-233-6592