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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Waste Handling
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 8:30:19 PM
Author: Pam Auburn <aubu**At_Symbol_Here**HOTMAIL.COM> 		Next by Date:
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Waste Handling
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:14:53 -0500
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I assume your employer is in Texas?  Is your employer private or the state?  Texas is under federal OSHA jurisdiction which covers most private sector workers within the state. State and local government workers are not covered by federal OSHA.

If you are covered by federal OHA then you need a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP), which requires a Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO).

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/laboratory/OSHAfactsheet-laboratory-safety-chemical-hygiene-plan.html

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=Standards&p_id=10106 

I'm sure others on the list can speak to Texas requirements at state schools.

Best wishes,

Rob Toreki

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On Feb 12, 2020, at 8:30 PM, Pam Auburn <aubu**At_Symbol_Here**HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

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Can some one lead me to resources on how waste is collected and handled in teaching labs. There is some debate going on at my school. We do not have a chemical hygiene officer. Chemical waste falls under the Emergency Response Manager. She did not like our use of carboys with safety funnels, (labeled separated into aqueous, acid, organic and halogenated organic) in hoods and asked that we keep waste in closed containers in the cabinets beneath the hoods. I can see problems with this but do not know where to go for authoritative background.

Thanks

Pamela Auburn, PhD 
2041 Branard
Houston TX 77098 
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