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Hazardous Waste

Where are we now?
  • Hazardous material management plan
  • satellite accumulation areas
  • excess & abandoned hazardous inventory removed
  • Compliance with EPA's RCRA
  • Micro-scale experiment and materials use
  • Purchase chemicals in containers no larger than necessary for short-term use
  • Experimental replacements for hazardous materials
  • water-based or non-toxic alternatives
  • Student worker assisted inspections
  • CD-ROM with material safety data sheet catalog available for use
  • Collaboration with safety faculty


Where do we want to be?
  • USNH Health and Safety policy changes
  • Continued use of full service hazardous material contractor
  • cradle-to-grave responsibility
  • Environmental Management System (EMS)
  • maintain compliance
  • track campus operations
  • aide in training, certifications, licenses, permits, resources
  • set environmental goals
  • good role model for students


How do we get there?
  • Training our students, faculty and staff
  • Collaboration across campus in policy creation and implementation
  • Centralized purchase of hazardous materials for campus use


Updated: April 23, 2007

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