WASTE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED before the waste goes into them (Remember you can always change the label if the contents deviate from what you expected.)
EHS will supply labels; activities may use their own or utilize EHSA generated "waste label".
Containers of excess materials, with the manufacturers’ original label, need not be re-labeled - unless, the manufacturers’ label does not identify the contents by chemical name. In such case the lab must appropriately label the container or provide a SDS for the material.
“Found” unwanted materials that have never been entered into EHSA do not need to be entered into EHSA for EHS to remove them.
EHS recommends using a EHSA waste label for unwanted material in original "bar-coded" containers in order to ensure that the material is removed from the lab’s inventory.
Waste collection containers must be clearly labeled with the following BEFORE the waste is added:
The word “WASTE” in a conspicuous location.
The type waste being accumulated in the container, e.g., “halogenated solvent, hydrochloric acid.”
Generic terms that give no indication of the type hazard associated with the waste, e.g., “aqueous waste”, are not acceptable.
Simply writing the word “waste” on the container’s original label is not acceptable
Approximate amount or percentage of each constituent.
The date the first waste was added to the container.
Before the material is picked-up the following must be on the label:
The name and telephone number of an individual who certifies the waste container contents.
The actual contents of the container – provide chemical names, not abbreviations, or formulas or structural diagrams.
Use EHSA to generate a waste pick up request
Please leave at least 5% of the container space empty to allow for thermal expansion of the waste during transport and storage.
Containers of excess or spent oil shall be labeled “USED OIL”(see next section)
