This is a very common waste stream in academia and industry and I
have used the following system in both:
- Set up a satellite accumulation
area in a convenient lab location utilizing an 8 gallon DOT approved drum
-
Set the drum on a spill pallet and label with the hazardous waste contained
therein
-Ground the drum
-Prepare a weekly inspection form binder for the
lab
-When the drum is full, the lab can cap and date the drum and have
someone haz waste trained move the drum to 90/180 day storage; or, contact your
haz waste vendor to move the drum to storage (you have 72 hours to do this) and
I have done it both ways
-replace the full drum with a new
empty
This completely eliminates the need for anyone to stand
around pouring off 5 gallon containers of haz waste into drums (high exposure
potential activity) so no one needs a respirator. The lab just needs their
annual generator training and the people handling the drums need their
annual training. Smaller organizations without a haz waste
technician (or bigger organizations with a responsive contractor) can utilize
their vendor to come and move the drums so no one needs that higher level of
training. Like I said, I have done it both ways and I actually like the
vendor doing it because they are pros at moving drums and they provide all their
training documentation.
My life is not a waste but waste is my
life.....
Regards,
Rachel Harrington
Director, EHS
Dynamic
Manufacturing
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:18:47 +0000
From:
dixonwhiteh**At_Symbol_Here**ABCLABS.COM
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Haz Waste Transfer
To:
DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
We routinely collect liquid hazardous waste in 5-gall
containers in our laboratories. This waste stream primarily consists of
flammable solvents and water. Full containers are moved to our bulk haz
waste accumulation room and transferred to 55 gall drums. The 5-gall
containers are very heavy so lifting/pouring can easily lead to spills. We
have found that hand pumps also tend to be messy. Does anyone use a
mechanical pump (intrinsically safe, possibly air driven, or other) to manage
this type of transfer?
Heidi
Dixon-White
Chemical Hygiene Officer & Safety
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