Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 722 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Subpart K - ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AND ACCUMULATION OF UNWANTED MATERIAL FOR LABORATORIES OWNED BY ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC ENTITIES
Section 722.306 - Container Standards in the Laboratory
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 722.306
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
An eligible academic entity must manage containers of unwanted material while in the laboratory in accordance with the requirements in this Section.
a) Labeling: The eligible academic entity must label containers of unwanted material as follows.
1) The following information must be affixed
or attached to the container:
A) The words
"unwanted material", or another equally effective term that is to be used
consistently by the eligible academic entity and that is identified in Part I
of the Laboratory Management Plan; and
B) Sufficient information to alert emergency
responders to the contents of the container. Examples of information that would
be sufficient to alert emergency responders to the contents of the container
include, but are not limited to, the following:
i) The name of the chemicals; or
ii) The type or class of chemicals, such as
organic solvents or halogenated organic solvents.
2) The following information may
be affixed or attached to the container, but must be associated with the
container if not attached to it:
A) The date
on which the unwanted material first began accumulating in the container;
and
B) Information sufficient to
allow a trained professional to properly identify whether an unwanted material
is a solid waste and a hazardous waste and to assign the proper USEPA hazardous
waste numbers to the material, pursuant to Section
722.111.
Examples of information that would allow a trained professional to properly
identify whether an unwanted material is a solid waste and hazardous waste
include, but are not limited to, the following:
i) The name or description of the chemical
contents or the composition of the unwanted material or, if known, the product
of the chemical reaction;
ii)
Whether the unwanted material has been used or is unused; and
iii) A description of the manner in which the
chemical was produced or processed, if
applicable.
b) Management of Containers in the Laboratory. An eligible academic entity must properly manage containers of unwanted material in the laboratory in a way that assures safe storage of the unwanted material and which prevents leaks, spills, emissions to the air, adverse chemical reactions, and dangerous situations that may result in harm to human health or the environment. Proper container management must include the following actions:
1) Containers must be
maintained and kept in good condition, and damaged containers must be replaced,
overpacked, or repaired;
2)
Containers must be compatible with their contents, in order to avoid reactions
between the contents and the container; and they must be made of, or lined
with, material that is compatible with the unwanted material, so that the
container's integrity is not impaired; and
3) Containers must be kept closed at all
times, except under the following circumstances:
A) A container may be open when adding,
removing, or bulking unwanted material;
B) A working container may be open until the
end of the procedure, until the end of the work shift, or until it is full,
whichever comes first, at which time either the working container must be
closed or its contents emptied into a separate container that is then closed;
or
C) A container may be open when
venting of a container is necessary for either of the following reasons:
i) It is necessary for the proper operation
of laboratory equipment, such as with inline collection of unwanted materials
from high performance liquid chromatographs; or
ii) It is necessary to prevent dangerous
situations, such as a build-up of extreme pressure.
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