Date post: | 29-Jan-2018 |
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Agenda
Lifecycle of Hazardous Materials
Compliance – Keep the Doors Open!
Safety & Security Procedures
Sustainability and Proactivity
Summary / Q&A
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Lifecycle of Hazardous Material: Arrival & Storage
• Delivered on your site because of research, patient or production needs
• Chemical inventory is very important: Lives in labs, medication room, stock
rooms, storage distribution centers
Know where it is!
Know what is there!
Keep hazardous material safe and segregated
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• Using the material properly Researchers, production line specialists, patient care
professionals, environmental services, facilities, etc.
Keep them safe!
Keep the chemicals secure
• Sampling material for hazards Mixtures used with different chemical components
Know what the hazards are for the safety of your staff and others
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Lifecycle of Hazardous Material: Uses and Mixtures
• Disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste Labeling and segregation
Packaging for transport
Consolidation
Storage for transport
Shipment to end disposal
• Are all hazardous material disposal methods created equal? No – material dependent
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Lifecycle of Hazardous Material: Disposal
Poll QuestionDo you feel confident you have control over what hazardous materials enter your site on a day-to-day basis?
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Agenda
Lifecycle of Hazardous Materials
Compliance – Keep the Doors Open!
Safety & Security Procedures
Sustainability and Proactivity
Summary / Q&A
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RegulationsRegulatory Requirements
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Regulations are always changing Some state regulations can be very strict
Need to stay up to date
DPH
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
State-Specific Regulations
OSHA
EPA (RCRA)
DOT
IATA
Problem Lack of understanding or skills
Managing Compliance: Inspections/Assessments
• Types of inspections dependent on hazardous materials Main Accumulation Areas Satellite Accumulation Areas (state-specific time
frames) Other Wastes
- Universal- Biological- Radiological
API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) Lab Audits Contingency Plan Requirements Life/Chemical Safety
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Achieving Compliance• How do you tackle this work?
Internal vs external
• Many elite programs have help! Specialized labor
Struggle to keep organization due to outside costs
This is usually not your only job!
Without dedicated time, labor and materials, state and federal regulators can shut the doors if not followed!
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Elite Compliance• What is an Elite Compliance Program?
Full understanding of environmental impacts of an industry
Complex knowledge of chemical and non-chemical inventories
Completed documentation of multi-faceted and forward-facing programs
• Number 1 Priority for an Elite Program Understand what makes a complete program
- Regulations and responsibilities
- Document control is very important
• Continued Costs Updated trainings
Consistent monitoring
Ongoing maintenance & monitoring
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Agenda
Lifecycle of Hazardous Materials
Compliance – Keep the Doors Open!
Safety & Security Procedures
Sustainability and Proactivity
Summary / Q&A
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Safety• OSHA
Keep your people safe!
• Handling hazardous materials biggest factor People WHO:
- Work with it
- Around it
- Moving/storing it
• Security of the material is just as important Locked up Hard to access areas Out in the open The general public access
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Emergency Response• Handling Spills
• Communication
• Internally trained staff
• Getting a cohesive system set-up
• Response needed Safe
Efficient
Accurate
Consistent
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Safety Equipment:Set-up & Maintenance• General Lab/Facility
Management: Eyewashes
Safety showers
Fire extinguishers
AED’s
Spill kits (chemical & biological)
Fire alarms
Specific alarms for hazardous material control
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Safety Equipment Inspections• Need inspections to monitor all safety equipment
• Programs in place to change out/fix systems
• Personnel who are trained to do it Some required to be licensed professionals
• Automated vs. manual program? Customized to fit your needs
Experience to meet your needs
• Standards vs. regulations
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Agenda
Lifecycle of Hazardous Materials
Compliance – Keep the Doors Open!
Safety & Security Procedures
Sustainability and Proactivity
Summary / Q&A
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Sustainability & Proactivity• Manage materials continually in a facility
• Understand usage in a facility
• Get sophisticated around waste characterization and collection
• Seek out innovative waste management ideas and trends
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Manage Incoming Material• Get ahead of the ordering
Inventory/ordering systems with notifications
Training of lab staff
Full chemical inventory system – stock rooms
Monitoring/tracking for maintenance and facility stock areas
Policies and requirements within the facility
• Think differently Partner with the purchasing department
Know key planning & improvement staff
Stay involved & keep your ears to the ground
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Sustainability:Smarter Management• Less hazardous materials on site = less
disposal
• Less high-hazard materials = less disposal & increased safety
• Separation of waste streams Think paper recycling but with hazardous materials
Consolidation of like material
Separation of hazardous material from larger volumes of non-hazardous materials
• Material in the correct waste stream? Many waste streams can be separated to save
money, time and be sustainable in the process
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Seek Innovative Re-Use and Recycling
Alternatives• Single-use devices
Collection services
• Biologicals Treat, sort and turn into plastic
• Old drums or containers Empty, consolidate contents and send for
recycling
• High volume could yield high reward
• Low volume could yield high reward
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Agenda
Lifecycle of Hazardous Materials
Compliance – Keep the Doors Open!
Safety & Security Procedures
Sustainability and Proactivity
Summary / Q&A
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Elite Programs• Full understanding of the
hazardous materials process
• Compliance of entire facility
• Safety at the forefront
• Keeping your safety equipment and systems up to date
• Understanding proactivity is better for everyone
• Making your program sustainable
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Elite Programs are Necessary for Success• Workload may be too high
• Might be too much training to worry about keeping staff up-to-date OR work-load on site doesn’t require it
• Documentation is complex for a small staff (Budget)
• Not your main focus
• Consider external support for added value success Add expertise
Add time to your work day
Rely on experts
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