From:
Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject:
[DCHAS-L] recycling e-waste in class
Date:
Jan 25, 2023 02:44 UTC
Reply-To:
Monona Rossol <actsnyc**At_Symbol_Here**cs.com>
Message-ID:
<1424404090.2286132.1674614650826**At_Symbol_Here**mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:
I really need some advice from all you smart people. I'm working on the plans for a new building in Georgia. It is a rather progressive high school. One of the classes they teach is called engineering and they take old electronics from the 1950s - 2010, break them apart and resolder them into new electronics, games and objects. They even break into old CRT tubes. The solders they use are all lead. These are minors and this is a high-lead activity.
I have only run into this once before in a College in California and in that state is it clear you need a license to recycle toxic e-waste and then there must be a risk assessment for the Title 8 CalOSHA Lead Standard. The college's EH&S department got the license, and we specified vented soldering stations and air monitoring. The program is doing fine last I heard.
But I contacted the GA EPA and they don't have any rules about recycling at this level and it's OK with them. They suggested I talk to the GA OSHA and that's my next stop. That should be an issue with the OSHA Lead standard. But those rules only apply to protecting teachers and other employees. They have no jurisdiction over students.
Any advice about protecting students would be GREATLY appreciated. Monona
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