Author: Paige Diane Pittman

Essential Info for Proper Waste Labeling A waste hold tag is used when a container can't be removed from a lab or area due to a pending question or concern. It signals that the waste is temporarily on hold. Tags...

Limit the Amount of Waste Stored in Your Lab Waste Storage Compliance Purdue's waste handling permit limits the amount of waste that can be stored in a lab. Volume Limits To maintain compliance and ensure efficient handling, please submit a...

Hazardous Waste Disposal Tag Requirements Identifying a Waste Container & Contents From the moment the first drop of waste is added to a container, it must be labeled correctly to meet regulatory requirements and ensure safe handling. Using the orange...

Preparation and Procedures When occupants of a lab leave the university or move to another lab, the current lab must be properly cleared of all chemicals and waste. The clean-out process can be time consuming. The following recommendations can ease...

Requirements and Responsibility Waste Minimization at Purdue Waste minimization is any action that reduces the amount and/or toxicity of hazardous wastes before being shipped off-site for disposal. Minimizing waste can help to save costs of disposal. Use the following methods,...

Becoming a Mercury-Free Campus Mercury Free Campus EHS continually strives to eliminate elemental mercury from campus. You can help make this possible by proactively requesting removal of elemental mercury from your lab. Where Can Mercury Be In addition to having...

Emergency and Non-Emergency Procedures Non-Emergency Spills A small amount (generally defined as less than 1 liter) of a chemical or material spilled that is not highly toxic or reactive; does not present a significant fire or environmental hazard; and is...

What are Sharps? Items capable of puncturing, cutting, or abrading the skin, such as: Glass: pipettes, broken bottles and chipped beakers Blades: scalpels, razor, saw blades Needles: needles, syringes with needles, 3D printer nozzle cleaning needles How to Handle and...

Cleaning and Disposal of Empty Containers Safety Residual chemicals in bottles pose serious risk of injury to people working around or handling trash receptacles. A chemical may produce harmful vapors or orders. Although some chemicals by themselves may be non-hazardous,...

You Collect the Waste, EHS Handles the Disposal Chemical Waste Pickup Requests Container Content Description: List the percentage of each chemical in the container. If present at <1% it can be marked as trace. Write out full chemical names, no...