Applies to: (examples; Faculty,Staff, Students, etc)
Faculty , Staff , Students , Contractors_Vendors
Faculty , Staff , Students , Contractors_Vendors
To ensure the safety of the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis community and outside vendors, all laboratory containers and materials approved for recycling must be triple rinsed, labels defaced or removed, and uncapped before it is placed into one of the single stream recycling containers. This policy was adopted to ensure standardized and appropriate recycling methods throughout the college and college laboratories.
Applies to faculty, staff, students, and outside vendors of University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis.
Term |
Definition |
P- listed wastes |
list of acutely hazardous chemicals determined by the EPA. |
CDC Select agents |
List of biological toxins that are regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) AND United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). |
DEA Controlled Substances |
List of drugs and chemical precursors that fall under the jurisdiction of the Missouri Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). |
LD50 |
Lethal dose which would kill 50 percent of the test animal population by various routes of administration (ingestion, injection, etc.) LD50s are regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) AND United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). |
Highly Toxic Chemicals |
- as defined by 29 CFR 1910.1200: (a) A chemical that has a median lethal dose LD50 ≤ 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight when administered orally to albino rats weighing between 200 and 300 grams each. (b) A chemical that has a median lethal dose LD50 ≤ 200 milligrams per kilogram of body weight when administered by continuous contact for 24 hours (or less if death occurs within 24 hours) with the bare skin of albino rabbits weighing between two and three kilograms each. (c) A chemical that has a median lethal concentration LD50 in air ≤ 200 ppm by volume of gas or vapor, or 2 milligrams per liter or less of mist, fume, or dust, when administered by continuous inhalation for one hour (or less if death occurs within one hour) to albino rats weighing between 200 and 300 grams each. |
Pyrophoric Materials |
OSHA 1910.1200 and NFPA 45 both define a pyrophoric material as a liquid, solid, or gas that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of ≤ 130 degrees F (54.4 degrees C). |
Triple Rinse |
rinsing a container three times minimum with a volume of water that is ≥ 50% of the original container volume in order to remove all of the hazardous material and residue. |
Defaced |
clearly communicating that the hazards affiliated with the original manufacturer’s label no longer apply to the container. At a minimum, the label must be crossed out from corner to corner (covering the entire label) using a large tip permanent marker, such as a Sharpie®. |
* indicates material that is recycled through a different stream. (Contact EH&S for more information)
Position/Office/Department |
Responsibility |
PIs/Laboratory personnel |
Proper disposal of glass and adhering to glass disposal guidelines. |
EH&S |
Coordination of waste disposal |
Name |
Contact Information |
Eric Knoll |
314-446-8375 |
Carlin Harp |
314-446-8133 |