Chemical Waste Management Refresher

Training

Welcome to the North Atlantic Area Refresher

Training in Chemical Waste Management

Presented by the ASHM/CEPS

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.

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.

Overview

This course is divided into four sections:

Section IWaste Determination

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

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.

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

Listed Hazardous Waste

Complete lists of hazardous

waste are located in

your Chemical

Waste Management

Training Manual.

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

Characteristic Hazardous Waste

Ignitable Wastes

A waste is considered to have EPA's ignitability characteristic if it:

Is a liquid with a flashpoint of 60°C (140°F) or below (alcohols containing less than 24% alcohol by

volume are not considered ignitable); or,

Is a flammable or ignitable compressed gas

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.

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

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.

Section II

Waste Minimization

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.

Source Reduction

• includes any practice that reduces the

quantity and/or toxicity of pollutants

entering a waste stream prior to recycling,

treatment, or disposal. 

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.

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.

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. 

A material is “reclaimed”

• if it is processed to recover a usable

product, or if it is regenerated. 

How Can “You” Minimize Waste?

• Plan ahead

• Order only the amount needed

• Avoid storing excess chemicals

• Share unneeded chemicals

• Keep chemicals properly labeled

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

Section III

How to Manage and Contain Waste

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.

Accumulation Limits in SAA’s

• 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 .

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

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.

Section IV

How to Properly Dispose of Chemical Wastes

Predisposal Procedures

• Sorted by compatibility

• In approved containers

• Tighten caps

• Ensure contents are properly identified

Disposal Procedures

• Move to a Satellite Accumulation Area

• Call HWC to Pickup Number

• Complete Forms or ensure labeling information

Labels labels Labels

Disposal Procedures

• Varies from Location to Location

• Drop off at Marshalling facility or arrange for pick up

• Waste Disposal Company will lab pack

Items not to be moved to SAA

• Sensitive Wastes– Unstable/hazardous @ room temp.– Maintain @ safe temp. until disposal– Indicate to safety or HWC where the item is

being stored for removal

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

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

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

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

You’re Almost DoneMake 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

QuestionsContact: PSU Kevin Myers 814-865-6391 myers@psu.edu

Kate Sapanski, sapanski@psu.edu Kathie Moh 607-255-8849 Charles Montgomery (location

coordinator) 5-2245 Bonnie DiSalvo 215-233-6592