Environmental
Health & Safety
July 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Section
Page
I. Introduction......................................................................................................................... 1
A. Purpose.......................................................................................................................... 1
B. Applicability................................................................................................................. 1
C. Regulatory Requirements.............................................................................................. 1
D. Clemson University's Classification.............................................................................. 2
II. Waste
Characterization........................................................................................................ 4
A. General........................................................................................................................... 4
B. Hazardous Waste Determination Procedures................................................................ 4
1. Solid Waste.............................................................................................................. 5
2. Hazardous and Miscellaneous
Regulated Wastes.................................................... 6
3. Empty Containers................................................................................................... 7
C. Hazardous Waste Minimization Requirements............................................................. 8
III. Hazardous
Waste Storage Procedures............................................................................... 21
A. General Procedures...................................................................................................... 21
B. Waste Storage Containers............................................................................................ 24
C. Labeling and Marking.................................................................................................. 24
D. Accumulation Time Limits.......................................................................................... 25
E. Inspections.................................................................................................................. 25
F. Record keeping and Reporting..................................................................................... 26
G. Training........................................................................................................................ 26
IV. Hazardous
Waste Pick-up Procedures.............................................................................. 34
A. General Procedures...................................................................................................... 34
B. Categorizing Hazardous Waste.................................................................................... 34
C. Preparing Hazardous Waste Removal Request........................................................... 35
D. Satellite Accumulation Area........................................................................................ 35
V.
Hazardous Waste Shipping Procedures........................................................................ 39
A. General Procedures...................................................................................................... 39
B. Labeling and Marking.................................................................................................. 39
C. Manifesting.................................................................................................................. 39
D. Land Disposal Restriction Certification...................................................................... 40
E. Placarding..................................................................................................................... 41
F. Record keeping and Reporting..................................................................................... 42
VI. Non-Routine
Activity Procedures..................................................................................... 43
A. New Waste Streams..................................................................................................... 43
B. Unlabeled Containers................................................................................................... 43
VII. Training
Requirements....................................................................................................... 46
A. Who Must be Trained and How Often....................................................................... 46
B. Scope of Mandatory Training Requirements.............................................................. 47
C. Training Required by Other Laws............................................................................... 47
D. Documentation and Training Records......................................................................... 48
Appendix A Hazardous Waste lists
Appendix B Hazardous Waste Incident
Standard Operating Procedures (evacuation plans not included but can be
obtained from EH&S @ 656-2583 or 656-1770)
Appendix C Hazardous Waste Management
Regulations (separate documents available from EH&S @ 656-2583 or 656-1770)
Appendix D Hazardous Waste Storage
Miscellaneous Information
LIST
OF FIGURES
Figure II-1 Logic
Diagram for Identifying Solid Wastes
Figure II-2 Exclusions
from the Definition of Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste
Figure II-3 Logic
Diagram for Determining When a Recycled Material is a Solid Waste
Figure II-4 Logic
Diagram for Identifying Hazardous Waste
Figure II-5 Logic
Diagram for Identifying if a Solid Waste is a Listed Hazardous Waste
Figure II-6 Logic
Diagram for Identifying if a Solid Waste Exhibits the Characteristic of
Ignitability
Figure II-7 Logic
Diagram for Identifying if a Solid Waste Exhibits the Characteristic of
Corrosivity
Figure II-8 Logic
Diagram for Identifying if a Solid Waste Exhibits the Characteristic of
Reactivity
Figure II-9 Logic
Diagram for Identifying if a Solid Waste Exhibits the Characteristic of
Toxicity
Figure II-10 Logic
Diagram for Identifying Miscellaneous Regulated Wastes
Figure III-1 Map
of Hazardous Waste Accumulation Areas (to be inserted by departments
as applicable)
Figure III-2 Hazardous
Waste Accumulation Building Location
Figure III-3 Hazardous
Waste Label
Figure III-4 Weekly
Hazardous Waste Inspection Form
Figure IV-1 Hazardous
Waste Removal - Department Checklist
Figure IV-2 Hazardous
Waste Removal Request
Figure VI-1 Sample
Out-for-Analysis Label
LIST OF TABLES
Table III-1 Environmental
Protection Agency Compatibility List
Hazardous Waste
Management Manual
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Purpose
This manual outlines the proper
procedures for managing hazardous waste at Clemson University, Clemson, South
Carolina. This document is
intended to serve as a "how-to" manual for Clemson employees, students
and subcontractors involved with the handling of hazardous waste. These procedures will be revised as
necessary to reflect changes in Clemson practices and environmental
regulations.
A description of hazardous
waste and hazardous waste determination practices is provided in Section II. A discussion of hazardous waste
minimization is also provided.
Hazardous waste storage
procedures are presented in Section III.
Section IV details the hazardous waste pick-up procedures. Section V provides off-site shipping
requirements for hazardous waste.
Procedures for addressing non-routine situations are detailed in Section
VI. Section VII outlines the
required training for applicable personnel.
B. Applicability
The procedures contained in
this hazardous waste management manual shall be followed by all Clemson
employees, students and subcontractor personnel employed by Clemson. The Environmental Compliance Officer
must approve any deviation from the procedures defined in this document in
writing.
C. Regulatory
Requirements
The Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) requires generators of hazardous waste to comply
with the regulatory requirements contained in Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations Part 262 (40 CFR Part 262).
This Part requires generators to ensure and fully document that the
hazardous waste they produce is properly identified, managed on-site for no
more than 90 days and transported to a RCRA-permitted treatment, storage or
disposal (TSD) facility. These
RCRA requirements are administered by the South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) and implemented under the South Carolina
Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (R.61-79.262).
All procedures defined in this
manual are written for compliance with the above regulations.
D. Clemson
University's Classification
The South Carolina Hazardous
Waste Management Regulations apply to the storage, treatment, transportation
and disposal of wastes that either are listed by the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) or meet one or more of the characteristics of ignitability,
corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity as defined in 40 CFR 261.
Under these regulations,
Clemson University's main campus is currently classified as a "Large
Quantity Generator" of hazardous waste. Within this limitation, Clemson University personnel are
prohibited from:
á Treating a hazardous waste,
á Storing a hazardous waste at an accumulation point
for greater than ninety (90) days,
á Transporting hazardous waste away from the main
campus, and
á Negligent or otherwise unlawful waste disposal.
Clemson University provides its
departments with a single means for the lawful disposal of hazardous
waste. A state contract service is
maintained without charge to the generating department. Those within Clemson
University who have a potential for generating hazardous waste are responsible
for four primary management activities:
á Hazardous waste minimization
á Proper management of the waste material while it
is being generated
á Processing hazardous waste for removal.
á Obtaining the knowledge and putting that into
practice in the proper management of hazardous waste in accordance with all
federal and state regulations and laws
This manual defines the
procedures a department must implement in order to properly conduct these
activities. In order to simplify compliance with hazardous waste regulations,
each department may wish to select an EHS Departmental Coordinator for safety
and environmental compliance issues.
This individual will be trained by EHS in the appropriate regulations. A
fifth area of responsibility, Emergency Response Procedures for Accidental
Release of Hazardous Waste, is discussed in the Hazardous Waste Incident
Standard Operating Procedures (Appendix B).
CHEMICAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS IS ENCOURAGED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
OFFICER.
SOME CHEMICALS ARE NOT
REGULATED AS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES BUT ARE, NONETHELESS, ENVIRONMENTALLY
UNFRIENDLY AND IT IS CLEMSON UNIVERSITY=S INTENT TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
OFFICER WILL MAKE ALL FINAL DETERMINATIONS AS TO THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF ALL
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES THAT MAY BE HAZARDOUS.
II. WASTE CHARACTERIZATION
A. General
Any substance that no longer
serves its intended purpose and is destined for disposal should be evaluated by
the generator to determine if it meets the definition of a hazardous
waste. Every possible effort shall
be made by the department to identify each waste stream. Unknowns can be
accepted by the Environmental Compliance Officer conditionally, but may be
returned to the generating department for chemical analysis if the hazardous
waste contractor cannot categorize the waste through on-site tests. DO NOT GUESS AT THE IDENTITY
OR "CREATE" A NAME FOR AN UNKNOWN! A
wrongly identified waste, if released accidentally to the environment, if
exploding during disposal, or if causing the fouling of an incinerator
pollution control system, not only will harm life and property, but could
result in potential litigation.
Likewise, the indiscriminate discarding of unknown chemical substances
can have equally serious consequences.
NOTE: All radioactive waste, including those
radioactive wastes which meet the definition for a hazardous waste, must be
processed through Clemson University's program for radioactive waste disposal.
The following sources shall be
used to accurately characterize a waste stream:
á Section II of this Manual,
á Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS),
á Process Knowledge.
In the event that a waste
chemical substance does not meet the regulatory definition of a RCRA hazardous
waste, yet the generator recognizes unique hazardous characteristics which are
not subject to other regulatory requirements, the generator shall contact the
Environmental Compliance Officer (656-1770 or 656-2583) to determine if the
waste substance should be disposed as a hazardous waste. Many hazardous
chemicals may not be RCRA regulated but may be regulated by other laws and
disposal restrictions.
B. Hazardous
Waste Determination Procedures