Learn how drop testing and analysis ensure waste container integrity for safe storage under extreme conditions.

Infectious waste is any waste with the presence or the reasonable anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface. The following are typical materials ...

The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has called for the systematic management of the aging of containers in the country's interim radioactive waste storage facilities. The requirement follows ...

Biohazardous waste includes waste materials derived from cultures and stocks of infectious agents, human pathological wastes, contaminated animal carcasses and body parts, all sharps, human blood and ...

EHS does not provide waste containers; this is the generator’s responsibility. Original containers can usually be reused for waste (e.g., 4-liter glass jar, 5-gallon metal solvent can). The contents ...

Be prepared for state hazardous waste inspections. Who inspects our waste accumulation areas and why? The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) periodically conducts compliance ...

NOTE: You must first enter all radioactivity into their proper waste containers in the Radioactive Source Use and Waste workflow instructions in the Handbook. When no more waste will be added to a ...

Miami University recognizes and accepts its responsibility to provide proper hazardous waste management for university operations including research, teaching and support functions that generate ...

Please click on the images below to view a PDF file of each sign. Print in color, full-size on an 8.5x11 inch white paper or contact Facilities to request laminated signs. Most recyclable materials ...

EH&S is responsible for overseeing general university compliance with the Biowaste Program. The waste generator is responsible for identifying infectious and non-infectious biological waste that they ...

Chemical waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It cannot be disposed of in regular trash or in the sewer system.