Hazardous Chemical Management

Training
University of Colorado at Boulder
Environmental Health & Safety
Http://ehs.colorado.edu
303-492-6025
ehs@colorado.edu
Why am I here?!
1) Someone said I had to be here…

2) I work with potentially hazardous materials…

3) I could potentially generate hazardous waste…

4) I live for the University and desperately want to

protect its assets and investments…
 PassedConservation
Resource by Congress in 1976
Recovery Act
Cradle To Grave
Oops~!!
The Answer…
 If you produce a waste that is hazardous by definition or
characteristic… you are a generator!

 If you’re a generator you must have ANNUAL training, and so

does your supervisor!
But What is Hazardous Waste?!
By Regulations
Corrosive
Toxic
 Ignitable
 Listed

In Reality…
 Buffers, Solvents, Salts, O-My..!
 If in doubt ask Haz-Waste Management Group
CU Hazardous Waste Management

E n v iro n m e n ta l H e a lth a n d S a fe ty

P ro c to r P ro c to r

G e n e ra to r G e n e ra to r G e n e ra to r G e n e ra to r
Lab Safety
 Aisle Obstructions & Clutter
 Electrical cords, Clutter, Backpacks!
Food In the Lab?!
Secure Gas Cylinders
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Limit Quantity's of Hazardous Waste
Examples
PPE
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
 NO SHORTS OR SANDALS!
 NO GLOVES OUTSIDE OF LAB!
 Hazard Communication
 Product Labels

NFPA Signage

MSDS’s

Quick Look at hazards Inside!

NFPA Signage

What does the

white section
mean?
Material Safety Data Sheets
Info on Hazards, Handling & Emergencies Designed For Industry

MSDS
Sections
Chemical Id (Name & synonyms)
Toxicity (How the Chemical can harm you)
Physical Characteristics (Physical state: Gas, Liquid, Solid)
Reactivity (Other chemicals that it may react with)
Fire, Spill, First Aid (How to handle chemicals in these
situations)
Availability
Supplier
EH&S Data Bases
Also helpful…
Know Location of:
Fire Extinguishers
Alarm Stations
Eyewashes/Showers
Exits
MSDSs
Spill Equipment
Spills & Leaks
Incidental Spill Vs. Spill Response
Incidental Spill
Spill is small in nature
Quickly locate spill cleanup materials
Isolate and clean up the spill incorporating proper protection
(PPE)
Dispose of waste properly!
Emergency Spill Scenario
A one gallon container of Phenol broke and has
released onto the floor of you lab. Some has
splashed on one of your co-workers arms and
clothes.

What do you do now?!

Emergency Spill Response

 Life Safety First

 Evacuate Immediate Area
 Pull Fire Alarm
 Execute 911 call from Safe Location
 Remain Available for Emergency Personnel
Chemistry Building Lab Fire
A bottle of flammable liquid broke inside the hood next to a hot plate.
Portable fire extinguishers were ineffective. Other improperly stored
chemicals ignited, adding more fuel to the fire…
Fires
Is there such a thing as a small (unintentional)
fire?

Follow Emergency Spill Response Procedure

LEPER

Attempt to extinguish the fire if you’re

comfortable doing so AND the Fire Department
is on its way
Waste Time!
We have covered…
Lab safety
Spill Response
Fire

What do you do with the waste you have

generated?!
Waste
No Hazardous Chemicals down Drains or in the Trash!
Now what….!?
 SAA Summary
1. Waste Containers Labeled AND Written Words “Hazardous Waste”
2. Container closed and not leaking or bulging
3. Separate to Prevent Incompatibility…
4. In Secondary Containment
5. Less than 55 Gal.
6. Not a P-Listed Waste
What‘s Wrong Here?
No Haz-Waste Label
Open Containers
No Secondary Containment
Not In SAA
Hazardous Waste Tag
Fill Out Completely!!

Full Chemical Names in English

Percent Total = 100%

 Includes Solvent (H2O)

Submit Top Copy to EH&S (UCB-413)

Haz-Waste Crew’s Wish List:
1. Please write Legible!

2. Keep Mercury Separate!

3. Multiple containers of same waste = one tag!

4. Physical State of Chemical AND pH!

Liquid
Solid
5. Been waiting 2 weeks? Call 303-492-7845

6. Peace on earth and lots of money

NOT LIIKE THIS!!

Radioactive Material
 Contact Health Physics
 303-492-6523
 Special Training, License

 Mixed Waste - WATCH OUT!

Mixed Chemicals and Rad are…

VERY!... VERY!…. VERY!… BAD!!!

Bio waste
All biologically contaminated materials Must Be Rendered
Non-Infections
 Bleach
 Autoclave
Autoclaved Material Should Be Placed in Bins for Pickup…
Empty Containers & Broken
Glass
Is it P-Listed?!
No free flowing liquid
Rinse toxic containers
Must Cross out hazard warnings!
Must Write “Empty”
Container may be trash disposed

*Lab glass is not allowed in campus recycling*

Sharps
Bio-Medically Appearing…

Contaminated…
 Scalpel, Syringe, Needle = Haz Waste
 Chem Contaminated + Anything = Haz Waste
 All metal sharps (razor blades) = Haz Waste

 Not Contaminated…
 Clean = Custodian Safe Container
 Label “Non Haz”
Things You should know now…
We have covered…
Lab safety
Spill Response
Fire
SAA/Waste
Glass/Containers/Sharps
Generator Responsibilities!
Annual Training
Collect Waste properly
Proper Storage of Waste
Emergency Procedures
Complete Information on Haz-Waste Tags
Up-to-date Chemical Inventory
Up-to-date MSDS Catalog
Lab Safety & General Housekeeping
Questions?