| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Kathy Dhanda |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
DePaul University
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Robert
Janis VP Facility Operations |
Does the institution have strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste and seek to minimize the presence of these materials on campus?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) serves as a resource to assist the University in maintaining a safe environmental in which to work and study. A key responsibility within this effort is monitoring the University’s compliance with various federal, state and local regulations related to workplace safety and the protection of the environment. To the extent that an unsafe condition or instance of non-compliance with safety-related regulations has been identified, EHS will work with the University department to correct the situation.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Major regulations that apply to colleges and universities include:
• OSHA 1910 – Safety and Health Regulations for General Industry
• OSHA 1926 – Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
• Clean Air Act (CAA)
• Clean Water Act (CWA)
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
• Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA)
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
• Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
The activities of EHS can be grouped into the following categories:
• Leadership & Participation
• Workplace & Accident/Record Analysis
• Hazard Prevention & Control
• Emergency Response
• Safety Training
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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