Safety Office Compliance Update. August 2017

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1 Safety Office Compliance Update August 2017

2 Objectives 1. Provide a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the UTIA Safety Office 2. Discuss deficiencies recently discovered in compliance of Waste Management, Fire Safety and Accident Reporting 3. Describe steps taken to resolve the deficiencies 4. Explain how to avoid recurrence of problems

3 Safety Office Responsibilities Achieve compliance with safety regulations (OSHA, TOSHA) General Safety, Laboratory Safety, Construction Safety, Chemical specific safety standards (silica, formaldehyde), etc. Achieve compliance with environmental regulations (EPA, TDEC) Hazardous Waste, Universal Waste, Used Oil, Spill Prevention, etc. Emergency Preparedness Fire Safety, Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program, Weather monitoring, etc.

4 Fire Safety Compliance Current deficiencies noted by the State Fire Marshal s Office (Morgan Hall) Lack of up to date evacuation plans Failure to train employees annually on evacuation plans Failure to perform annual evacuation drills Unauthorized storage of large recycle/shred bins in hallways

5 Hazardous Waste Background Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Passed by Congress in 1976 to provide cradleto-grave management of hazardous waste Enforced by: Federal: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) State: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)

6 2016 TDEC Inspection Numerous violations of hazardous waste regulations cited. Primarily due to improper container management. Unlabeled containers Open containers Resulted in enforcement action costing UTIA $20,806.32

7 TDEC Hazardous Waste Violations Open hazardous waste containers

8 TDEC Hazardous Waste Violations Unlabeled Containers

9 TDEC Hazardous Waste Violations Open and Unlabeled Container

10 Proper Container Management Container must be closed except when adding or removing waste Container must be labeled properly labeled Contents must be compatible with the container

11 Simple Solutions to Violations Keep hazardous waste containers closed.

12 Simple Solutions to Violations Label hazardous waste containers properly. UTIA waste label with components spelled out

13 Why full chemical names?

14 Maintaining Compliance To ensure continued compliance the Safety Office is conducting focused hazardous waste inspections. Short (typically 5 minutes or less) No laboratory personnel required Minimal impact on laboratories operations Follow up with PI as required

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16 Universal Waste Common items requiring proper management but are less regulated than hazardous waste. Lamps Fluorescent, High Intensity Discharge (HID), neon, mercury vapor Not incandescent Batteries Lead acid, lithium, Ni-Cd, Nickel metal hydride Not alkaline Mercury containing devices Ballasts

17 TDEC Universal Waste Violations Lamps

18 TDEC Universal Waste Violations Batteries

19 Proper Lamp Storage Lamps must be: In a closed container Labeled Dated Universal Waste Contents: Waste Lamps Accumulation Start Date: Shipper: The University of Tennessee Address: 2233 Volunteer Blvd Knoxville, TN 37996

20 Proper Battery Storage Batteries must be: Labeled Dated Universal Waste Contents: Waste Batteries Accumulation Start Date: Shipper: The University of Tennessee Address: 2233 Volunteer Blvd Knoxville, TN 37996

21 Waste Management Summary Hazardous Waste Container must be closed Container must be properly labeled (DO NOT DATE) Container must be compatible with contents Universal Waste Bulbs must be in closed container, labeled, and dated Batteries must be labeled and dated