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Why Manufacturers Must Have a Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan

Why Manufacturers Must Have a Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan

If you’ve never heard of a hazardous waste contingency plan or you know your manufacturing facility’s version is woefully out of date, it’s extremely important to create or update this document with current regulations. Doing so is not only a matter of legality but ensures that your facility holds itself to the highest safety standards.

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Four Years Later: A Look At The EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule

Four Years Later: A Look At The EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule

The EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule ostensibly created “more flexible and adaptable” regulations for hazardous waste management. But in many cases, those regulations are now stricter. As well, before making any changes to your hazardous waste management in reaction to the improvement rule, you must make sure that your state is one of the 35 that’s already adopted it.

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Are You on Top of OSHA Compliance Requirements?

Are You on Top of OSHA Compliance Requirements?

When it comes to regulating waste, it’s not just the EPA. OSHA develops and enforces mandatory occupational health and safety requirements across more than six million US workplaces. If you handle hazardous waste—and especially regulated medical waste—your enterprise is certainly among them.

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HIPAA Compliance in Document Destruction: What You Need to Know

HIPAA Compliance in Document Destruction: What You Need to Know

Document shredding is an important part of ensuring the protection of sensitive patient information and overall compliance when it comes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This makes shredding vitally important to your medical facility.

Proper document destruction processes protect patient privacy and ensures that you and your facility reduce the risk of fines for non-compliance.

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Does Your University Have Hazardous Waste Disposal Guidelines?

Does Your University Have Hazardous Waste Disposal Guidelines?

As generators of hazardous waste, it’s critical for universities to have written, documented hazardous waste disposal guidelines for their employees. These help ensure safety regulations are known throughout the university campus and not just certain rooms or buildings on a campus. Every department that has anything to do with hazardous materials should know and understand these laws. If your university is without such guidelines or documents, create one.

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South Carolina Waste Management: A Guide to Medical Waste Disposal

South Carolina Waste Management: A Guide to Medical Waste Disposal

Every state has differing disposal laws for medical waste, and South Carolina waste management is no exception. There are overarching federal laws that apply to any manufacturer, medical facility, or producer of various waste streams, but those are not the only laws that need to be acknowledged and followed. The state-specific laws are just as important and relevant, and your medical facility is as liable to face fines or other consequences if you fail to follow the letter of state laws as if you fail to follow federal laws.  

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Everything You Need to Know About Environmental Remediation

Everything You Need to Know About Environmental Remediation

A noncompliant environmental remediation project can cause you more legal, regulatory, and environmental headaches than it solves. So, it’s important to hire a hazardous waste management company that’s an expert in – and specifically licensed for – environmental remediation.

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How to Avoid Becoming a Large Quantity Generator

How to Avoid Becoming a Large Quantity Generator

If your facility produces any kind of hazardous waste, you need to be aware of your EPA generator status and how to legally avoid registering – and paying the fees of – a large quantity generator. The large quantity status also comes with plenty of additional regulations and paperwork to ensure compliance with federal and state laws. Taking certain steps can reduce your classification as a large quantity generator – saving you money, hassle, and paperwork.

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