Laboratory Safety Training

Introduction to Safety
Chemical Safety
Hazardous Waste Management and
Disposal
Emergency Response

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Hazardous Waste Management and
Disposal
What is a hazardous waste?
Waste Minimization
Managing waste from generation to
disposal
Oversight requirements
Disposing of other types of laboratory
waste
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Hazardous Waste:
Anything that poses a threat to health
or environment.
Characteristic: (ignitability, corrosivity,
reactivity, or toxicity)
Listed: (F-list, K-list, P-list, or U-list)

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Environmental Impact:
All waste is collected by EHS for proper
disposal.
Hazardous waste vendor transports to waste
facility.
Never pour hazardous waste down drain or
evaporate.
Secondary containment for 55 gallon drums
prevents spills into local watershed.

Waste Reduction:
Chemical Redistribution Program
Small scale chemistry

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Impacts to PSU community and

environment
Do not attempt to tamper or remove the
backflow preventers that have been
installed on the water supply in the lab.

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Hazardous Waste Management:

Label properly with a red tag
Store waste container in secondary
containment.
Store in a Satellite Accumulation Area
Request pick up through EHS website
Weekly inspection of satellite
accumulation area
Maintain documentation

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Label Properly
with a Red Tag:
Store in
secondary
containment:

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Store in a Satellite Accumulation

Area:
Area close to the point of generation and
under the oversight of the person generating
the waste.

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Hazardous Waste Management:

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Request pick up through EHS website:

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Waste Management Log

Book:
Location of Accumulation
Area
Weekly Inspection
Annual Self-Inspection
SY20 Hazardous Waste
Disposal
Annual Chemical Inventory
(CHIMS)
Training Records

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Inspect Satellite Accumulation Area weekly

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Annual
Self-Inspection

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Hazardous
Waste
Disposal
Policy (SY20)

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Chemical Inventory Management

System:
Chemical Inventory (SY39)
CHIMS (http://www.ehs.psu.edu/chims/)
Updated at least annually

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Training Records:
Annual Refresher Training

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Infectious Waste (SY29):

Any laboratory-generated waste that is or may
be infectious, contaminated with diseasecausing bacteria, viruses, fungi, or other
pathogen; OR any item that has been used in
recombinant DNA work.

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Radioactive Waste (SY14):

Radioactive material must be registered with
EHS when it is received. Contact EHS prior to
acquiring or disposing of this material for
assistance in handling federally mandated
paperwork.

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Glass disposal

Review
Hazardous Waste Management and
Disposal
What is a hazardous waste?
Waste Minimization
Managing waste from generation to
disposal
Oversight requirements
Disposing of other types of laboratory
waste