Environmental Protection Management

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1 Training Stormwater Compliance - MS4 permit requires training for facilities staff, training addresses pollution control laws and regulations, operation of equipment to prevent discharges, spill prevention, and response procedures. Contractor training on erosion control Best Management Practices (BMPs)for onsite construction contractors seeking coverage under UTMB s MS4 SWPPP. capacity: 4-5 classes/year SPCC Spill Prevention Controls and Countermeasures - Annual training to review SOPs for preventing oil/fuel releases, preventative inspections, and response procedures. Highlighted by EHS providing periodically briefings regarding pollution prevention examples from industry to facilities personnel. capacity: 4 classes anually Universal Waste - 1. Staff who generate common facility wastes (i.e., batteries, pesticides, mercury-bearing equipment (silver-tip lamps), and paint-related wastes) to receive annual training on how to collect and maintain compliant storage practices for these wastes.capacity: 4 classes annually or EHS Database or EHS Database Report To Frequency of or TCEQ Annual 1

2 Pharmacuetical Disposal - EPM provides pharmaceutical disposal training as deemed necessary according to staff knowledge surveys from Environmental Rounds, improper disposal findings, and to address questions or areas showing knowledge deficiencies. Training is targeted for hospital and clinic personnel. capacity: 4 classes annually Combined EHS Training New Student Orientation, -line compliance training, specific site classes for varying aspects of EHS compliance. Capacity: unlimited online, 4 classes annually or Envr Round database & EOC Frequency of Semi-Annual or Dept Requests, Students, staff Inspections Hazardous Waste Generators Audits # of waste generators Inspect, document & report capacity = 25% of generators inspected annually Report To Compliance EHS Database 100% (VL ly) 2

3 Stormwater Compliance Inspections - initial setup of stormwater inspection criteria, followup inspections as needed based on project current capacity: 6 projects/year requiring stormwater protection Chemical Waste Management Facility / Satellite Accumulation Area Audits - # of waste generators with satellite accumulation, Inspect, document & report capacity = 100% of storage facilities inspected weekly Regulatory Compliance Inspections (Environmental) inspect all environmentally regulated locations at least annually. Capacity - 14 identifed areas Underground Storage tank Compliance & Reporting - audits based on regualtory criteria for USTs - capacity: 4 USTs 100% initial project setup inspections EHS database 100% sites EHS database 100% all sites Frequency weekly EHS database 100% sites Report To Safety Committee Inspect & report on 100% USTs TCEQ 100% on-time reports (VL ly) (VL ly) (VL ly) Visible Emmissions Audits - Audit all boilers, generators and incinerator for visible emmissions as required by / i i l i Complete quarterly audits on-time 3

4 TCEQ / Permits. Capacity : 7 locations quarterly TCEQ 100% on-time reports Frequency Quarterly Service Delivery Hazardous Waste Management - Oversee and administer program, receive departmental requests, pickup and remove hazardous waste, sort, identify and designate compliant disposal methods, oversee disposal contractor to meet UT System - current capacity: 1200 individual pickups per year, 7 tons hazwaste per year from campus (excludes VL) Emergency Spill Response - Respond to Emergencies involving spilled/released chemical, radiological or biological materials 24/7/365 to meet regulatory requirements and ensure campus safety in a spill response situation. Capacity: events per year... -time pickups of hazardous waste within 2 working per SOP EHS -line database 100% on-time Respond (on-site) to all reported events immediately on work days, within 1-hour after normal-hours EHS ON-CALL System on-site within 1 hour from notification (VL ly) Report To EPA/TCEQ/Galvesto n County Health District/Coast Guard Frequency events per year 4

5 Source Reduction / Waste Minimization - Coordinate and administer UTMB's SR/WM Program, consulting with waste generators (labs, pharmacy) to reduce output, identify new methods to remove sources of hazardous waste, and operate programs to recycle waste to useable material or reduce waste generation. capacity: 10 large quantity generators Title V Clean Air Act Compliance & Reporting - Monitor and administer UTMB's Title V (Clean Air Act) Operating Permit for compliance. Includes receiving data from operational sources, extrapolating data to generate required state and federal reports as outlined by EPA and TCEQ, coordinate regulatory inspections. capacity: 4 boilers, 1-incinerator and 8 qualifying emergency generators. Municipal Solid Waste Type V Facility Comopliance & Reporting - Oversee environmental compliance of the medical waste incinerator / autoclave facility for state and federal regulatory testing, reporting requirements. Includes wastewater monitoring, Emmissions Monitoring, Title V reporting, solid waste reporting and worker safety All large waste producers audited for SR/WM EHS Waste Generator List 10% Waste Reduction -time reporting, "0" violations EPA/TCEQ Title V Permit 100% Compliance, EPA, Galveston County Health Frequency Semi-Annual -time reporting, "0" violations TCEQ Permit, EPA Code 100% Compliance 5