Laboratory Waste Management Program
As part of a USEPA Supplemental Environmental Project, Pfizer, Inc. has supported URI in creating documents to further its campus-wide Laboratory Waste Management Programs. The documents provided on this Web page have been made generic and are available for downloading to any college or university for customization for its own program needs. |
The documents, and their purposes, are:
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A comprehensive Laboratory Waste Management Plan that includes campus-wide roles and responsibilities for individuals with direct and indirect responsibility for laboratory waste management; regulatory summaries and reference materials; and examples of pollution prevention plans, laboratory waste management Standard Operating Procedures, a training matrix, and a waste tracking spreadsheet. This is designed for personnel involved in the day-to-day management of laboratory waste and associated programs.
A Laboratory Waste Guidebook (PDF, 860k), (Software requirement for customizing Guidebook is Adobe Acrobat), a laboratory guidance reference manual that summarizes the highlights of the Laboratory Waste Management Plan and provides relevant contact information for on-campus resources. This is designed as an easy-to-use guide for faculty, laboratory staff, graduate students and interns working in research laboratories, faculty and laboratory managers who provide student laboratory classes, and students taking laboratory classes. Rhode Island Schools, click here for the Laboratory Waste Guidebook for Rhode Island Schools (PDF, 1MB), (Software requirement for customizing Guidebook is Adobe Acrobat).
A Laboratory Waste Training Presentation (Microsoft Powerpoint 97, 1.2MB) that summarizes key campus and regulatory agency requirements for appropriate management of laboratory waste. This presentation is designed for faculty and staff who provide laboratory waste management training to faculty, staff and students.
A Pollution Prevention Guideline (Microsoft Powerpoint 97, 421k) for Academic Laboratories. This presentation is a summary of Chapter 8 of the Laboratory Waste Management Plan. It sets forth the six-step Pollution Prevention methodology utilized by the University of Rhode Island to develop alternative teaching laboratory experiments for first-year chemistry students.
A Waste Tracking Spreadsheet (MS Excel 97, 23k) that can be used for logging and tracking specific wastes from specific locations such as individual laboratories or departments.
The information compiled on this Web page has been developed by the University of Rhode Island (URI) and is made available with the understanding that URI and the contributing authors are not engaged in rendering legal services and if legal advice is required you should seek advice from legal counsel. Although prepared by environmental professionals, this Web page should not be utilized as a substitute for professional environmental services for specific situations.
