Hazardous Waste Management Guidebook FOR UNIVERSTIY AT BUFFALO CAMPUS LABORATORIES Prepared By Environment, Health & Safety Services 220 Winspear Avenue Buffalo, NY 14215 Phone: 716-829-3301 Web: www.ehs.buffalo.edu UB EH&S Hazardous Waste Management Guidebook Table of Contents 1.0 PURPOSE ........................................................................................... 3 2.0 SCOPE ............................................................................................... 4 3.0 DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................... 4 4.0 RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................... 5 4.1 EH&S ................................................................................................... 5 4.2 Faculty, Staff, and Students ............................................................. 5 5.0 PROCEDURES ....................................................................................... 6 5.1 Hazardous Waste Determination ................................................... 6 5.1.1 Characteristic Hazardous Wastes .......................................... 7 5.1.2 Listed Hazardous Wastes ........................................................ 9 5.2 Satellite Accumulation of Hazardous Waste ............................ 9 5.2.1 Accumulation Areas ............................................................. 10 5.2.2 Requirements for Hazardous Waste Containers ................ 10 5.2.3 Segregation of Hazardous Wastes ...................................... 11 5.2.4 Pickup for Full Waste Containers ......................................... 13 5.2.5 Weekly Inspection of Accumulation Areas ........................ 13 5.3 Other Waste Requirements ...................................................... 14 5.3.1 Drain Disposal Guidance for Laboratory Wastes ............... 14 5.3.2 Biohazardous Wastes ............................................................ 15 5.3.3 Radioactive Wastes .............................................................. 15 5.3.4 Mixed Wastes (Chemical, Biohazardous, Radioactive) .... 16 5.3.5 Ethidium Bromide ................................................................... 17 5.3.6 Photographic and X-ray Fixer Waste .................................. 17 5.3.7 Aerosol Spray Cans ............................................................... 17 5.3.8 Battery Recycling .................................................................. 17 5.3.9 Reagents Used in Biological Procedures ............................ 18 5.3.10 Broken Glass ........................................................................... 18 5.4 Empty Containers ...................................................................... 19 5.5 Waste Minimization ................................................................... 20 5.5.1 Source Reduction ................................................................. 20 5.5.2 Recycling ................................................................................ 22 5.5.3 Process Modification ............................................................. 23 Revised 1-27-14 Page 1 of 27 UB EH&S Hazardous Waste Management Guidebook 5.6 Emergency and Spill Response ................................................ 23 5.6.1 Chemical Spill Emergency Procedures ............................... 23 5.6.2 General Emergency Procedures ......................................... 27 5.7 Training ........................................................................................ 27 Appendices Appendix A Toxic Hazardous Wastes Appendix B Table of EH&S Listed Hazardous Wastes Appendix C Table of EH&S Acutely Hazardous Wastes Appendix D Forms Attachment 1 UB Campus Commitment to Safety ACKNOWLEDGEMENT EH&S wishes to acknowledge those institutions that provided information, resources, and references through their websites that were incorporated in this document: • The State University of New York at Stony Brook • University of Florida • University of Louisville • University of California San Diego • University of Kentucky • University of Maine • University of Minnesota • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • University of Wisconsin Document Revision History Revision # Date Section Changes Made Issued 05/09/03 Original Publication 5.2.2 Changed “must” to “should” (6th bullet) Rev 1 02/12/04 5.2.5 Changed “must” to “should” Added “Ethanol concentration of 24% or less” under Acceptable for Drain Rev 1.1 02/18/04 5.3.1 Disposal; Under Do No Drain Dispose…, changed 3rd bullet to read “ethanol greater than 24%, etc.” 5.3.2 Updated Biohazardous Wastes section Rev 2 (layout 5.3.3 Updated Radioactive Waste section 05/20/11 reformat) 5.3.4 Updated Mixed Radioactive /Chemical Waste section 5.3.8 Added Battery Recycling Section Changed wording so that one manual can be used for all campus locations (i.e. Rev 2.1 09-10-12 - “campus labs/users”, emergency numbers) Incorporated this document into the new EH&S Laboratory Safety Manual. Removed the emergency contact number page from the front of this manual Rev 2.2 01-27-14 - and added revised emergency contact information in callout boxes to section 5.6, Emergency and Spill Response Revised 1-27-14 Page 2 of 27 UB EH&S Hazardous Waste Management Guidebook 1.0 PURPOSE The purpose of this guidebook is to provide all UB Campus users with Hazardous Waste at UB the following concise and direct information: Most campus Schools and • Hazardous waste requirements by regulatory agencies Departments use, handle, • Hazardous waste determination or store some form of • Hazardous waste accumulation, storage, and pickup procedures hazardous materials that • Procedures for empty hazardous material and waste containers will produce chemical • Waste minimization procedures waste requiring disposal. It • Emergency and spill response procedures is the practice of the Training requirements University at Buffalo to • provide a safe and The framework for hazardous waste regulation was established in appropriate means of 1976 by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA managing these materials was enacted by Congress to protect human health and the once they are no longer environment from improper management of hazardous waste. RCRA useful. introduced the concept that the generator of a waste is responsible for proper waste management from "cradle-to-grave" (i.e., from laboratory to complete destruction). RCRA regulations are found in the 40 Code of Federal Regulations Every UB campus lab is (CFR) Parts 260-279 and can be accessed at the United States subject to unannounced Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) website (www.epa.gov). inspections by the USEPA There are specific regulatory requirements for individuals who and New York State generate and accumulate chemical waste that cover training, Department of Environmental Conservation proper waste identification, labeling, containment, and disposal, and (NYSDEC). A single violation waste minimization and recycling. can result in up to a $25,000 An overview of the UB hazardous waste management procedures is fine. presented in this document. The procedures outlined in this document are designed to promote: • Safe handling of wastes to prevent spills and other accidents • An efficient disposal process for all employees at UB • Compliance with all applicable regulations governing hazardous wastes Implementation of these procedures requires the cooperation of faculty, staff, and students. Questions on UB’s hazardous waste management program should be directed to Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) at 829-3301. Revised 1-27-14 Page 3 of 27 UB EH&S Hazardous Waste Management Guidebook 2.0 SCOPE The scope of this document covers the hazardous waste management, training, and disposal requirements specified by the USEPA and NYSDEC for laboratory personnel. Specifically, this document is designed to comply with the regulations given in 40 CFR 260-272 by the USEPA and 6 NYCRR Part 373 by NYSDEC for satellite accumulation areas managed by employees of the University at Buffalo. 3.0 DEFINITIONS Definitions and abbreviations used in this Guidebook: CFR: Code of Federal Regulations Generator: Per 40 CFR 260.10, “Any person, by site, whose act or process produces hazardous waste identified or listed in Part 261 or whose act first causes a hazardous waste to become subject to regulation.” HazMat: Hazardous materials NYCRR: New York Code of Rules and Regulations NYSDEC: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation EH&S: Environment, Health & Safety Services Person: (40 CFR 260.10) RCRA defines a “person” very broadly to mean an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, Federal Agency, corporation, partnership, association, State, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body. For the University, a “person” would be a Principal Investigator or Supervisor, or Lab Worker. RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RMW: Regulated Medical Waste TCLP: Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure UB: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York University: UB USEPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency Revised 1-27-14 Page 4 of 27 UB EH&S Hazardous Waste Management Guidebook 4.0 RESPONSIBILITIES 4.1 EH&S EH&S functions both in an advisory and consultative capacity, and as a service organization for the hazardous waste management program at the University at Buffalo. Specific functions are as follows: 1. Coordinate the comprehensive hazardous waste management