EHS 401: Hazardous Waste Management

To ensure proper management and disposal of hazardous chemical waste

40 Code of Federal Regulations §§ 260–271

Arizona Administrative Code R18–8–260 et seq.

Arizona State University Hazardous Waste Accumulation Facility Emergency Contingency Plan

Arizona State University Pollution Prevention Plan

Arizona State University Hazardous Waste Management Compliance Guidelines

Arizona State University Universal Waste Compliance Guidelines for Electronic Lamps

Academic, research, and facility operations that use hazardous chemicals and subsequently generate hazardous chemical waste

A comprehensive hazardous materials program is in place at ASU that provides guidelines for the use of chemicals that generate hazardous waste. This program is designed to minimize the possibility of a threat to human health or the environment caused by fire, explosion, or any unplanned release of hazardous materials into the air, soil, or surface water.

University faculty, staff, and students who generate hazardous waste must cooperate with Environmental Health & Safety to ensure the safe and proper identification, collection, accumulation, packaging, and disposal of hazardous wastes. Environmental Health & Safety does not accept unknown wastes.

University faculty and staff who generate hazardous waste are encouraged to participate in the one-hour Hazardous Waste Management for Laboratories and Facility Operations training program offered by Environmental Health & Safety. This program should be completed before starting activities or operations that generate hazardous waste.

1. Determine whether the waste is a listed or characteristic hazardous waste (see the Arizona State University Hazardous Waste Management Compliance Guidelines, a guidance document found on the Environmental Health & Safety Web site).
2. Pick up free hazardous waste tags, containers, and guidelines from one of the following locations:
   
   
   1. Lab Stores
   2. Engineering Center C 128
   3. Engineering Research Center
   4. Life Sciences C-Wing

      or

   5. Art Building.

3. Use containers for hazardous wastes that are compatible with wastes, are in good condition, do not leak, and are closed when wastes are not being added or removed.
4. Mark containers with the words “Hazardous Waste.”

Once the container is full:

5. Complete a hazardous waste tag, specifying the contents, and attach to the waste container.
6. Limit accumulation of hazardous waste to 10 gallons; limit accumulation of acutely hazardous waste (e.g., potassium cyanide, toxaphene) to one quart.

   Note:

   Accumulation in excess of these amounts must receive prior approval from Environmental Health & Safety.

To schedule a hazardous waste pickup:

7. Call Environmental Health & Safety at 480/965–3899 or submit a Hazardous Waste Pick-up Request, found on the Environmental Health & Safety Web site or obtained through campus mail (Environmental Health & Safety, mail code 5412).
8. Comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes, and with ASU policies and procedures pertaining to hazardous waste management.

1. Assist the project director or waste generator in performing hazardous waste determinations.
2. Pick up waste from the generator on a routine schedule or by appointment.
3. Maintain databases and inventories of all wastes generated.
4. Maintain the accumulation facility and provide for the disposal of hazardous waste generated by university operations.

   and

5. Provide technical assistance and emergency response assistance in the event of a chemical fire, explosion, and/or release.

Environmental Health & Safety provides technical assistance as well as emergency incident response services in the event of a chemical fire, explosion, and/or release. For hazardous waste management consultation services, call Environmental Health & Safety at 480/965–1823.

For related information, see:

1. EHS 104, “Laboratory Use of Hazardous Chemicals”
2. EHS 108–01, “Health and Safety Training”
3. EHS 112, “Biosafety and the Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins”
4. EHS 113, “Radiation Safety in Research and Teaching”

   and

5. EHS 403, “Chemical Release Emergency Response.”

See also the Police Department Policies and Procedures Manual— PDP 104–01, “Laboratory Emergencies.”

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