Environmental Health and Safety Office Chemistry Department Hazardous Waste Accumulation Requirement

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Environmental Health and Safety OfficeChemistry
Department Hazardous Waste Accumulation
Requirements

• Containers MUST be closed except when adding or
  removing waste. Quench all reactions before
  adding waste to hazardous waste collection
  containers.
• Lids must be tight with no waste residue on the
  outside of the container. All waste containers
  should be placed within secondary containment.
  Waste funnels on collection bottles MUST be kept
  closed and latched when not adding waste to the
  container.
• All containers must be labeled with the words
  Hazardous Waste or other content identifier
  when the container is used to accumulate wastes
  from your work area. In addition, an inventory
  sheet must be used to annotate waste constituents
  for record-keeping purposes. Ensure information
  from hazardous waste container corresponds to
  list of hazardous waste on inventory sheet.
  Waste with a Biohazard constituent is to be kept
  separate from hazardous wastes.
• The collection container must be compatible
  with the waste and must not contain residues of
  incompatible materials. Only compatible wastes
  may be accumulated in the same container.
• Contact the Chemistry Stockroom or Laboratory
  Manager when a waste pickup is needed from the
  accumulation area. You may transport the waste
  to the stockroom if you have current hazardous
  waste training.