An eligible academic entity shall develop and retain a
written laboratory management plan or revise an existing written plan. The
laboratory management plan is a site-specific document that describes how the
eligible academic entity will manage unwanted materials in compliance with this
subchapter. An eligible academic entity may write one laboratory management
plan for all the laboratories owned by the eligible academic entity that have
opted into this subchapter, even if the laboratories are located at sites with
different EPA identification numbers. All of the following shall apply to the
laboratory management plan:
(1) The
eligible academic entity shall implement and comply with the specific
provisions of part I of its laboratory management plan. In part I of its
laboratory management plan, an eligible academic entity shall do all of the
following:
(a) Describe procedures for
container labeling in accordance with s.
NR 662.206(1), including:
1. Identifying whether the eligible academic
entity will use the term "unwanted material" on the containers in the
laboratory. If not, identify an equally effective term that will be used in
lieu of "unwanted material" and consistently by the eligible academic entity.
The equally effective term, if used, has the same meaning and is subject to the
same requirements as "unwanted material."
2. Identifying the manner in which
information that is "associated with the container" will be imparted.
(b) Identify whether the eligible
academic entity will comply with s.
NR 662.208(1) (a) or (b) for regularly
scheduled removals of unwanted material from the laboratory.
(2) The specific actions taken by
an eligible academic entity to implement each element in part II of its
laboratory management plan may vary from the procedures described in the
eligible academic entity's laboratory management plan without constituting a
violation of this subchapter. An eligible academic entity may include
additional elements and best management practices in part II of its laboratory
management plan if it chooses. In part II of its laboratory management plan, an
eligible academic entity shall do all of the following:
(a) Describe its intended best practices for
container labeling and management, including how the eligible academic entity
will manage containers used for in-line collection of unwanted materials, such
as with high performance liquid chromatographs and other laboratory equipment.
See the required standards specified in s.
NR 662.206.
(b) Describe its intended best practices for
providing training for laboratory workers and students commensurate with their
duties.
Note: See the required standards specified in
s.
NR 662.207(1).
(c) Describe its intended best practices for
providing training to ensure safe on-site transfers of unwanted material and
hazardous waste by trained professionals. See the required standards specified
in s.
NR 662.207(4) (a).
(d) Describe its intended best practices for
removing unwanted material from the laboratory, including all of the following:
1. For regularly scheduled removals, develop
a regular schedule for identifying and removing unwanted materials from its
laboratories.
Note: See the required standards specified in
s.
NR 662.208(1) (a) and
(b).
2. For removals when maximum volumes are
exceeded, include all of the following information:
a. Describe its intended best practices for
removing unwanted materials from the laboratory within 10 calendar days when
unwanted materials have exceeded their maximum volumes.
Note: See the required standards specified in
s.
NR 662.208(4).
b. Describe its intended best practices for
communicating that unwanted materials have exceeded their maximum
volumes.
(e)
Describe its intended best practices for making hazardous waste determinations,
including specifying the duties of the individuals involved in the process.
Note: See the required standards specified in
ss.
NR 662.011(1) to
(4) and 662.209 to 662.212.
(f) Describe its intended best practices for
laboratory clean-outs, if the eligible academic entity plans to use the
incentives for laboratory clean-outs provided in s.
NR 662.213,
including all of the following:
1. Procedures
for conducting laboratory clean-outs.
Note: See the required standards specified in
s.
NR 662.213(1) (a) to
(c).
2. Procedures for documenting laboratory
clean-outs.
Note: See the required standards specified in
s.
NR 662.213(1)
(d).
(g) Describe its intended best practices for
emergency prevention, including all of the following:
1. Procedures for emergency prevention,
notification, and response, appropriate to the hazards in the
laboratory.
2. A list of chemicals
that the eligible academic entity has, or is likely to have, that become more
dangerous when they exceed their expiration date or as they degrade.
3. Procedures to safely dispose of chemicals
that become more dangerous when they exceed their expiration date or as they
degrade.
4. Procedures for the
timely characterization of unknown chemicals.
(3) An eligible academic entity shall make
its laboratory management plan available to laboratory workers, students, or
any others at the eligible academic entity who request it.
(4) An eligible academic entity shall review
and revise its laboratory management plan, as needed.
