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Waste Management - RPM-2 RPM-2
Created by Lydia J Young, last modified by Theresa N Duque on Jan 27, 2014
The Waste Management Program at Berkeley Lab defines generator accumulation processes and ensures compliance with all laws and regulations governing the disposal of:
Berkeley Lab employees, visitors, affiliates, and subcontractors who generate these types of wastes
http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/pub3000/CH20.html
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This policy provides general requirements for the management of the following types of wastes:
Hazardous waste: Wastes that are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the state of California as hazardous.
Radioactive waste: Wastes that contain radioactivity that is distinguishable from background or that have been induced to be radioactive. Radioactive waste can be solid or liquid.
Mixed waste: Waste containing both hazardous and radioactive components.
Medical/biohazardous waste: Waste that requires inactivation of the biological material in an approved manner prior to final disposal.
Universal waste: Wastes that are regulated by the EPA or the State of California but are not fully regulated as hazardous wastes and are subject to Standards for Universal Waste Management)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) employees, visitors, affiliates, and subcontractors who generate these waste types
This policy does not apply to solid or liquid sanitary wastes.
The Waste Management Program at Berkeley Lab provides assistance in managing all waste types in compliance with applicable regulations and DOE orders.
D.1 Hazardous, Radioactive, Mixed, Medical Waste/Biohazardous, and Universal Waste Guidelines at Berkeley Lab (Work Process A)
Waste generators are responsible for the accurate and complete characterization of their wastes, for compliant management of waste in the workplace, and for minimizing the amount of waste generated. Consult the following publications and your Generator Assistant for additional information:
PUB-3092, Guidelines for Generators to Meet HWHF Acceptance Requirements for Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Wastes at Berkeley Lab
PUB-3093, Guidelines for the Management of Waste Accumulation Areas (WAAs) at Berkeley Lab
PUB-3095, Medical and Biohazardous Waste Generator's Guide (part of the Biosafety Program)
D.2 Storing Waste at the Site of Generation (Work Process B)
All generators are required to set up special waste storage areas and follow all regulations while the waste is in the generator area, including:
Ensuring that only the maximum volumes allowed for any particular hazardous-waste stream are stored
Ensuring that incompatible wastes are segregated and separated according to their hazard category
Ensuring that ignitable wastes are accumulated in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety guidelines and are stored in the appropriate containers.
Maintaining adequate primary and secondary containment
Ensuring that every container of hazardous waste is properly and compliantly labeled and packaged
Storing waste within allowable time frames
Specific waste storage areas include:
Mixed Waste Satellite Accumulation Areas (MWSAAs)
Waste Accumulation Areas (WAAs)
Solid medical and biohazardous waste is stored and managed at the generator's site according to the guidance in the Medical and Biohazardous Waste Generator's Guide.
Radioactive waste is accumulated and managed at generator areas in accordance with all applicable work authorizations.
Complete all appropriate training
Accurately and completely characterize their wastes for compliant management within their workplaces
Meet Hazardous Waste Handling Facility (HWHF) acceptance requirements
Reduce waste through prevention, minimization, and recycling
Assists generators in all aspects of managing wastes, including characterization, labeling, packaging, and safe and compliant management in the workplace
Ensures that generators have properly characterized their waste and have correctly packaged and labeled the waste before it is picked up
Removes all hazardous and mixed waste from the generator's site in a safe and timely manner
Operates the HWHF in a manner that ensures safety and compliance with all applicable regulations
Ensures that all off-site facilities used for the treatment and disposal of radioactive, mixed, and hazardous wastes have been reviewed and approved for waste-handling activities
Prepares all waste profiles and shipping documents
Tracks waste from the time it is generated, received at the HWHF to its final disposition in a treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF).
Maintains all waste records
Transports hazardous material in accordance with the HazMat Transport/Shipping guidelines
Providing classroom or one-on-one waste generator–related training
Waste that requires biological inactivation in an approved manner prior to final disposal, and includes, but is not limited to, the following discarded items:
Primary human cell lines and tissue cultures
Potentially infectious agents (e.g., bacteria, viruses, fungi, spores)
Recognizable human or animal body parts
Soil, plants, and pathogens controlled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Labware (not defined as a sharp) that has come into contact with the aforementioned waste streams (e.g., contaminated plastic pipettes, pipette tips, petri dishes, centrifuge tubes, Eppendorf tubes, disposable gloves, and wipes)
Any hazardous waste or mixture of hazardous wastes that, if human exposure should occur, may likely result in death, disabling personal injury, or serious illness because of its quantity, concentration, or chemical characteristics (22 CCR 66260.10)
Any solid waste that exhibits one or more of the characteristics of "hazardous waste" (22 CCR 66261.21-66261.24, 40 CFR Part 261.3). These criteria are:
Wastes from nonspecific sources listed in the California Code of Regulations (22 CCR 66261.31–22 CCR 66261.33) and the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 261.31–Part 261.33). These wastes include certain discarded commercial chemical products, off-specification products, container residues, and spill residues.
According to federal and California laws, refers to waste that is generated or produced as a result of the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of humans or animals; in research pertaining to the treatment, diagnosis, or immunization of humans or animals; or in the production or testing of biologicals (medicinal preparations made from living organisms and their products including serums, vaccines, and antitoxins) and is either:
A biohazard or
A sharp (device with sharp edges capable of piercing or cutting the skin)
Any radioactive waste that is also a hazardous waste
Mixed Waste Satellite Accumulation Area (MWSAA)
Designated area within a Radioactive Materials Area used for the accumulation of mixed wastes.
Volume and time limits are the same as for Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAAs).
Boundaries must be clearly delineated with tape, signs, and arrows.
MWSAA must be in a room where waste was generated (or an immediately adjacent room) and clearly designated with a purple MWSAA sign.
Wastes that contain radioactivity distinguishable from background or have been induced to be radioactive.
Radioactive waste can be solid or liquid.
Radioactive waste will be accumulated in accordance with all applicable work authorizations.
An area in an individual laboratory, shop, or other facility designated by the generator for the accumulation of waste not to exceed 208 liters (55 gallons) of hazardous waste or 0.95 liter (1 quart) of extremely or acutely hazardous waste. The area must be at or near the point of waste generation and under control of the person generating the waste.
An officially designated area for the accumulation and storage of large quantities of hazardous waste
The detailed documentation of the waste constituents (hazardous and nonhazardous) such that appropriate regulatory codes can be applied, and treatment, storage, and disposal decisions can be made. Characterization can include process knowledge, analyses, or written documentation (logbooks, Material Safety Data Sheets, etc.).
The care, maintenance, and disposition of Waste Management records will be done in accordance with Berkeley Lab records-management policies and procedures, as listed in the Requirements and Policies Manual (PUB-201).
07.10.002.002
Work Process A, Hazardous, Radioactive, Mixed, and Medical Waste/Biohazardous Guidelines at Berkeley Lab
07.10.002.003
Work Process B, Storing Waste at the Site of Generation
PUB-3092
Guidelines for Generators to Meet HWHF Acceptance Requirements for Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Wastes at Berkeley Lab
PUB-3093
EH&S Procedure 820, Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Waste Acceptance Criteria: Characterization and Compliance
EH&S Procedure 817, Waste Characterization Quality Assurance Program
ES&H Manual, Biosafety Program
ES&H Manual, Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan
ES&H Manual, Asbestos Hazards and Controls
ES&H Manual, Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Management
EH&S Procedure 811, Hazardous Waste Handling Procedures
ES&H Manual, Radiation Safety Program
mkassis@lbl.gov
07.10.002.000
DOE O 435.1 Change Notice 1, Radioactive Waste Management Manual
DOE M 435.1-1 Admin Change 2, Radioactive Waste Management Manual
DOE O 458.1 Admin Change 3, Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment
22 CCR 66261.1, Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
22 CCR 66262.34, Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
22 CCR 66273.1, Standards for Universal Waste Management
40 CFR Part 261.3, Definition of Hazardous Waste
40 CFR Part 261.31, Hazardous Wastes from Non-specific Sources
40 CFR Part 261.32, Hazardous Wastes from Specific Sources
40 CFR Part 261.33, Discarded Commercial Chemical Products, Off-Specification Species, Container Residues, and Spill Residues Thereof
California Health and Safety Code 117600, California Medical Waste Management Act
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