Organic/Inorganic/Materials Seminar – Ben Bythell, November 22nd

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Organic/Inorganic/Materials Seminar Series

Ben Bythell, Hazardous Materials Manager, Chemical Safety Officer
November 22, 2024
3:00 pm, WIL 110

Q & A Session to Follow

Hosted by the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

Title: Hazardous Waste Determinations and New TSCA Legislation at University of  Oregon

New federal TSCA legislation for dichloromethane/ methylene chloride (DCM) requires the University of Oregon and other research-use employers to generate a monitoring program to ensure employee safety. I shall discuss why the law has changed, how the monitoring program will help keep you safe, and what this means for your research and teaching.

Hazardous waste determinations are legally required to occur at the point of generation, i.e., by the lab generator. Most labs do a great job of labeling hazardous waste containers with an accurately filled-in tag. Each lab (PI-responsible) must document how hazardous waste determinations occur for each major process. i.e., with SOPS, SDSs, and chemical knowledge. Dr. Bythell will guide you and your students through completing this process using an online form (~ 2 minutes to complete). I will cover how this reduces lab (PI and institutional) liability, how often to fill in the form, and how to avoid unnecessary work/duplication. Dr. Bythell will audit each of these hazardous waste determination documents promptly and provide PIs, students, and staff copies to show legal compliance has occurred.


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