Working in a laboratory every day can bring excitement and daily surprises. What is even more interesting is the places you would not expect to find one of these laboratories.
Each industry has its own unique hazardous wastes and materials that it produces. Each bi-product of the business has a specific way that it should be handled for proper biomedical disposal.
In our last blog, What Defines a Hazardous Material, we began to discuss the different definitions of hazardous waste and materials based on the regulating agency that is defining them.
A hazardous material is any item or agent (biological, chemical, radiological, and/or physical) that has the ability to cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment.
Hazardous Waste Management should never be taken lightly. It is extremely important to address the different types of disposal, recycling and handling, as well as the transportation interaction with care and concern.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires that large quantity hazardous waste generators present a biennial report detailing all of their hazardous waste activities from the previous generation year.
When shipping hazardous wastes, having a hazardous waste profile with all shipments is necessary. In Maintaining Your Waste Stream Profiles we began to discuss what goes into the creation of a profile as well maintaining them.
Shipping hazardous materials and wastes come with their own sets of regulations that must be strictly adhered to, or your facility can risk many fines.
Does your facility frequently ship routine hazardous waste streams? If so you have heard of a waste stream profile. These are required by the EPA when shipping wastes.
