October 2015

EPA’s Proposed Rule for Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements

October 27, 2015

The EPA is proposing the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule to update the hazardous waste generator regulations. This rule would make the regulations easier to understand and comply with, and provided needed clarification on gaps in the current regulations.

October 20, 2015

257 CMR 2.00, Certification of Operators of Wastewater Treatment Facilities, establishes the requirements for evaluation and certification of operators of wastewater treatment facilities. Facilities that discharge industrial wastewater through a pH neutralization system may fall under this regulation, which is enforced by the MA Department of Environmental Protection.

October 13, 2015

Earlier this month, NIH announced that October is National Biosafety Stewardship Month (NBSM) for 2015. The purpose of NBSM is to encourage institutions to focus on their biosafety programs and reinforce biosafety policies, procedures, and work practices.

October 6, 2015

Medical and biological waste is regulated in MA by 105 CMR 480, Minimum Requirements for the Management of Medical or Biological Waste (State Sanitary Code Chapter VIII). This MA Department of Public Health regulation defines medical or biological waste, and further defines sharps.

October 2015

EPA’s Proposed Rule for Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements

Exempt pH Neutralization Systems Still Need Monitoring

October is National Biosafety Stewardship Month

Syringes are Sharps?

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October 2015

October 2015

EPA’s Proposed Rule for Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements

Exempt pH Neutralization Systems Still Need Monitoring

October is National Biosafety Stewardship Month

Syringes are Sharps?

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