RCRA Hazardous Waste and OSHA Hazard Communication Training
This training is required for any RIT employee who generates or handles hazardous waste and for any manager who supervises employees generating or handling hazardous waste. Hazardous waste can include any material that is going to be discarded that is ignitable, corrosive, reactive or toxic or that poses some other health or physical hazard. Examples of hazardous wastes include, but are not limited to, chemical wastes, inks, toners, paints, lawn care or pest control products, compressed gases, used oil, automotive fluids, electronic equipment, medical waste, aerosol cans, metal scraps and some types of batteries and lamps. The training covers all aspects of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulations for managing hazardous wastes as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) standard for hazard communication.
Session Information:
Date: Oct. 15, 2008
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: CIMS Rm. 2140
Date: Nov. 19, 2008
Time: 8:30 – 10 a.m.
Location: CIMS Rm. 2140
Date: Dec. 17, 2008
Time: 8:30 – 10 a.m.
Location: CIMS Rm. 2140
Date: Jan. 21, 2009
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: CIMS Rm. 2140
Date: Feb. 18, 2009
Time: 8:30 – 10 a.m.
Location: CIMS Rm. 2140
Date: March 18, 2009
Time: 8:30 – 10 a.m.
Location: CIMS Rm. 2140
Date: April 15, 2009
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: CIMS Rm. 2140
If you require interpreting services, please contact cpdcoop@rit.edu as soon as possible.
Facilitator Information:
This class is facilitated & sponsored by the RIT Environmental Health and Safety Department.
