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Hazardous Materials

(www.hercenter.org/hazmat/ )

• Overview (hazoverview.php)
• Materials of Concern (hazcommon.php)
  • Mercury (mercury.php)
    • Practice Greenhealth Ten Step Mercury Guide (mercguide.php)
  • Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxics (PBTs) (pbts.php)
  • Pharmaceuticals (pharma.php)
  • Radiologicals (radiolog.php)
  • Sterilants & Disinfectants (steril.php)
  • Cleaning Chemicals (cleaningchems.php)
  • Laboratory Chemicals (labchems.php)
  • Pesticides (pesticides.php)
• Managing Hazardous Materials (hazmatmanaging.php)
  • Good Operating Practices (hazmatpractices.php)
  • More Resources (hazmatmoreresources.php)
  • Hazard Communication Standard (hazcommunications.php)
    • Written Hazard Communication Program (hazcommunications.php#written)
    • Identifying Responsible Staff (hazcommunications.php#staff)
    • Hazard Inventory (hazcommunications.php#hazinventory)
    • MSDS Collection and Availability (hazcommunications.php#MSDS)
    • Labels and Other Forms of Warning (hazcommunications.php#labels)
    • Training (hazcommunications.php#training)
  • Purchasing/Receiving/Inventory (receiving.php)
  • Labeling (labeling.php)
  • Storage (storage.php)
  • Raw Material Use and Handling (rawmaterial.php)
  • More Resources (hazmatmoreresources.php)
• Reducing Hazardous Materials (reducinghazmat.php)
• Hazardous Waste Determinations (hazdeterm.php)
• Managing Hazardous (RCRA) Wastes (hazmanaging.php)
  • Generator Status, EPA ID (hazmanaging.php#genstat)
  • Biennial Report (hazmanaging.php#beinrep)
  • Quantity Limits (hazmanaging.php#quant)
  • Time Limits (hazmanaging.php#time)
  • Storage Requirements (hazmanaging.php#storing)
  • Inspections (hazmanaging.php#inspec)
  • Emergency Planning (hazmanaging.php#emerg)
  • Personnel Training (hazmanaging.php#training)
  • Hazardous Waste Minimization (hazmanaging.php#hazwastemin)
  • Shipping Wastes Off-site (hazmanaging.php#shipping)
  • Hazardous Waste Manifest (hazmanaging.php#manifest)
  • Recordkeeping and Reporting (hazmanaging.php#recordkeeping)
• State Hazardous Waste Regulations (https://www.envcap.org/srl/resourcelocator.php?id=7)
• Universal Waste (druniversal.php)
• State Universal Waste Regulations (www.hercenter.org/uw.php)

Regulated Medical Waste

(www.hercenter.org/rmw/ )

• Overview (rmwoverview.php)
• Types of RMW (rmwtypes.php)
  • Pathology & Anatomical Waste (rmwtypes.php#path)
  • Bulk Human Fluids (rmwtypes.php#fluids)
  • Microbiological Waste (rmwtypes.php#micro)
  • Sharps (rmwtypes.php#sharps)
  • Isolation Wastes (rmwtypes.php#commun)
• Managing RMW (rmwmanaging.php)
• Treatment & Disposal (treatment.php)
  • Overview (treatment.php#overview)
  • Treatment Technology Options for RMW (treatment.php#technologies)
  • Treatment Requirements for Special Types of RMW (treatment.php#types)
  • More Resources (treatment.php#more)
• Reducing RMW (reducingrmw.php)
• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens (osha-BPS.php)
• State RMW Regulations (rmwlocator.php)

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Waste Reduction

(www.hercente.org/wastereduction/ )

• Overview (overview.php)
• Pollution Prevention (/wastereduction/p2.php)
• Regulated Medical Waste (/rmw/reducingrmw.php)
• Solid Waste (/wastereduction/solidwaste.php)
• Hazardous Waste (/wastereduction/hazardouswaste.php)
• Specific Materials
  • Batteries (/wastereduction/batteries.php)
  • Chemicals (general) (/wastereduction/cleaningchems.php)
  • Cleaning Chemicals (/wastereduction/cleaningchems.php#clean)
  • Electronics (/wastereduction/electronics.php)
  • Food Waste (/wastereduction/yardandfood.php#food)
  • Fluorescent Light Bulbs (/wastereduction/bulbs.php)
  • Laboratory Chemicals (/wastereduction/cleaningchems.php#lab)
  • Landscaping Waste (/wastereduction/yardandfood.php#land)
  • Mercury-Containing Equipment (/wastereduction/mercury.php)
  • Paper (/wastereduction/paper.php)
  • Sterilants and Disinfectants (/wastereduction/cleaningchems.php#steril)

Facilities Management

(www.hercenter.org/facilitiesandgrounds/ )

• Overview (facilityoverview.php)
• Boilers (boilers.php)
• Energy Efficiency (energy.php)
• Greenbuilding (greenbuilding.php)
• HVAC (hvac.php)
• Incinerators (incinerators.php)
• Landscaping (landscaping.php)
• Materials (facilitymaterials.php)
  • Asbestos (asbestos.php)
  • Mercury (mercury.php)
  • Paints (paints.php)
  • PCB's (pcbs.php)
  • Pesticides (pesticides.php)
• Permits (permitting.php)
  • Air (airpermitting.php)
  • Hazardous Waste (hazardouswaste.php)
  • Stormwater (stormwaterpermitting.php)
  • Wastewater (regsandstandards/cwa.php#wastewater)
• Storage Tanks (storagetanks.php)
• Vehicle Maintenance (vehicles.php)
• Wastewater Treatment (wwtreatment.php)
• Water Conservation (waterconserve.php)

Regulations & Standards

(hercenter.org/regsandstandards/ )

• State and Local Agencies (stateandlocal.php)
  • RCRA/Hazardous Waste Resource Locator (https://www.envcap.org/srl/resourcelocator.php?id=7)
  • Universal Waste Resource Locator (/uw.php)
  • Regulated Medical Waste Resource Locator (/rmw/rmwlocator.php)
  • OSHA Resource Locator (/osha.php)
  • Mercury Resource Locator (http://www.envcap.org/statetools/mercury/mercury.html)
  • Air Pollution State Regulations Resource Locator (/airtool.php)
  • Asbestos State Regulations Locator (/asrl.php)
  • Construction and Demolition Debris State Regulations Locator (/cd.php)
• JCAHO Standards (jcahointro.php)
  • JCAHO Table of Contents (jcahotoc.php)

    • EC 1.10.1  Written management plan for environmental safety

    • EC 1.10.2  Safety Coordinator
    • EC 1.20.1, 4, 5 Environmental tours

    • EC 2.10.1  Written management plan to effectively manage security risks

    • EC 2.10.6  Control of entrance and egress from security-sensitive areas

    • EC 3.10.1  Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Plan

    • EC 3.10.2  Hazardous Materials and Waste Inventory
    • EC 3.10.3  Implementation of Hazardous Materials and Waste Program
    • EC 3.10.4  Space & Equipment for Handling of Hazardous Materials & Waste
    • EC 3.10.5  Hazardous Gases and Vapors
    • EC 3.10.6  Procedures and Implementation for Emergency Response
    • EC 3.10.7  Documentation, Permits and Licenses
    • EC 3.10.8  Manifest Management
    • EC 3.10.9  Labeling of Hazardous Materials and Waste
    • EC 3.10.10 Hazardous Materials and Waste Storage

    • HR 2.10.1  Staff oriented to organization’s mission and goals

    • HR 2.10.2  Staff oriented to organization's policies and procedures
    • HR 2.10.9  Organization assesses competency

    • HR 2.20.1  Describe and demonstrate environment risks

    • HR 2.20.2  Demonstrate actions to eliminate and minimize risks
    • HR 2.20.3  Demonstrate procedures to follow in event of incident
    • HR 2.20.4  Knowledgeable regarding reporting processes

    • LD 1.30.1  Services provided in accordance with rules

    • LD 1.30.2  Organization acts upon reports, recommendations as appropriate
• EPA (epa.php)
  • RCRA (RCRA.php)
  • Clean Air Act (CAA.php)
  • Clean Water Act (CWA.php)
  • EPCRA (EPCRA.php)
  • FIFRA (FIFRA.php)
  • TSCA (TSCA.php)
• OSHA (www.hercenter.org/osha.php)
• Department of Transporation (DOT) (dot.php)
• HIPAA (hipaa.php)
• HMIS and NFPA Labeling Systems (nfpa.php)

Links (/links/index.php) Profile of the Healthcare Industry: EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project

• Links (/links/links.php)

News (newsart.php)