| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.53 |
| Liaison | Tony Gillund |
| Submission Date | Jan. 14, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
The Ohio State University at Mansfield
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Brian
White Superintendent, Plant Operations & Maintenance Mansfield Campus Plant Operations, Schuttera Service Center |
Does the institution have strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste and seek to minimize the presence of these materials on campus?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The Ohio State University at Mansfield follows the following steps to reduced hazardous waste: Mansfield Campus employs a part time (20%) Environmental Health & Safety Program Coordinator that acts as liaison with the OSU Columbus Campus for all EHS programs, including aggressively pursuing use of Main Campus waste reduction and disposal. This individual promotes and coordinates shared use of chemicals between the co-located Institutions on the Mansfield Campus primarily in the biology, chemistry and health sciences academic and research areas.
Ohio State Mansfield is guided by the OSU Main Campus Environmental, Health & Safety department. Ohio State's Office of Environmental Health and Safety assists the university community in providing and maintaining a safe, healthful work environment for students, faculty, staff, contractors, and visitors. The EHS mission also encompasses responsibilities of protecting the local community and environment from potential hazards generated by university activities. Environmental Affairs personnel provide on-site consultation to faculty, staff and students in order to help the customer in the process of the determination and subsequent management of any hazardous chemical waste they might generate. These personnel lead the customer through the myriad of regulations to facilitate the proper and safe handling, packaging and disposal of hazardous chemical wastes. In addition, the Chemical Management Guidebook was published and distributed to laboratories and other facilities throughout campus. The guidebook contains detailed information on all aspects of chemical and infectious waste generation and disposal.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) has a Hazardous Waste program that manages the various types of wastes (i.e., chemical, Universal, infectious, and electronic equipment) in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. All hazardous waste chemicals (i.e., regulated and non-regulated), Universal Waste, and infectious waste is picked up on a request basis from generators by EHS Hazardous Waste staff and stored at secured locations until they are picked up by licensed contractors. Whenever possible, chemical wastes are recycled and re-used for beneficial purposes. All Universal Waste (i.e., lamps, batteries, and ballasts) are recycled. Electronic equipment waste is either reconditioned for re-use or recycled. The University receives manifests and other documents to show proof of proper disposal.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
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