Hazardous Waste Training Notes Handling of Hazardous Waste -
Lehman College generates chemical, radioactive, and biological
wastes. It is important to responsibly manage laboratory wastes
to ensure the safety of personnel, and protect facilities and
the environment, thereby maintaining compliance with
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New York State
Regulations. - The purpose of this training is to raise employee
awareness of common hazardous waste management issues and
current college procedures for the accumulation and removal of
hazardous wastes from laboratory and shop areas. Applicable
regulations and waste management practices will be briefly
discussed in this program. The discussion covers chemical,
radiological, and biological waste management procedures.
Training will take about thirty minutes. When is a Waste “waste”
To better understand waste management issues, we must consider
some basic terms and conditions. Wastes are materials that are
discarded by being abandoned, disposed, or consider