Release Date: Aug 2019
CC: PR, SBP
Maureen Doran, BA, MS, HTL(ASCP)
Co-owner and Histologist, Saffron Scientific Histology Services, Carbondale, IL
Erik A. Talley, MS
Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
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Identify and characterize hazardous waste in the laboratory.
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Recognize the categories the EPA uses to designate generators of hazardous waste.
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Determine strategies for managing a satellite accumulation area.
Who should attend? Practicing Pathologists, Residents, Doctoral Scientists, Pathologists’ Assistants, Laboratory Managers, Bench Supervisors, Bench Technologists & Technicians, Histotechnologists, Students
Description:
Managing hazardous waste in a safe, environmentally acceptable and compliant manner is an important and complex undertaking for laboratory personnel. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the generation and disposal of hazardous waste. Federal, state, and local laws present a multifaceted set of rules for managing hazardous waste with legal consequences. These regulations are meant to regulate hazardous waste from “cradle to grave.” In an effort to reduce regulatory requirements for wastes routinely accumulated in containers at smaller work areas such as laboratories, the EPA has established Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAAs). Histologists using SAAs must understand the regulations in order to comply with EPA requirements. This webcast will cover information on identifying and characterizing hazardous waste in the laboratory. The discussion will clarify the EPA’s definition of hazardous waste and provide the tools needed to meet EPA requirements.