Universal Waste Management
Learning objectives
- Identify universal waste and explain why you need to handle universal waste properly
- List and describe the activities involved in handling universal waste
- Describe how to respond to a universal waste spill or release
Course overview
This lesson explains the hazards associated with universal waste and how employees and staff members can manage universal waste safely and effectively.
- 22 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English
Course Outline
- Universal Waste Overview
- Managing Universal Waste
- Spill Response
Regulations
- 40 CFR 273 Subpart A - Standards for Universal Waste Management - 273.1-273.9 General
- 40 CFR 273 Subpart B - Standards for Universal Waste Management - 273.10-273.20 Standards for Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
- 40 CFR 273 Subpart C - Standards for Universal Waste Management - 273.30-273.40 Standards for Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
- 40 CFR 262 Subpart K - Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted Material for Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities