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Hazardous Materials

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• Overview (hazoverview.html) needs the links fixed
• Common Hazardous Materials (hazcommon.html)
  • Mercury (mercury.html)
    • H2E Ten Step Mercury Guide (mercguide.html)
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  • Pharmaceuticals (pharma.html)
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• Managing Hazardous Materials (hazmatmanaging.html)
  • Good Operating Practices (hazmatpractices.html)
  • More Resources (hazmatmoreresources.html)
  • Hazard Communication Standard (hazcommunications.html)
    • Written Hazard Communication Program (hazcommunications.html#written)
    • Identifying Responsible Staff (hazcommunications.html#staff)
    • Hazard Inventory (hazcommunications.html#hazinventory)
    • MSDS Collection and Availability (hazcommunications.html#MSDS)
    • Labels and Other Forms of Warning (hazcommunications.html#labels)
    • Training (hazcommunications.html#training)
  • Purchasing/Receiving/Inventory (receiving.html)
  • Labeling (labeling.html)
  • Storage (storage.html)
  • Raw Material Use and Handling (rawmaterial.html)
  • More Resources (hazmatmoreresources.html)
• Hazardous Waste Determinations (hazdeterm.html) DRAFT
• Managing Hazardous (RCRA) Wastes (hazmanaging.html)
  • Generator Status, EPA ID (hazmanaging.html#genstat)
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• State Hazardous Waste Regulations (www.hercenter.org/hz.html)
• State Universal Waste Regulations (www.hercenter.org/uw.html)

Regulated Medical Waste

(www.hercenter.org/rmw/ )

• Overview (rmwoverview.html)
• Types of RMW (rmwtypes.html)
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• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens (osha-BPS.html)
• State RMW Regulations (rmwlocator.html)

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Waste Reduction

(www.hercente.org/solidwaste/ )

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Facilities Management

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Regulations & Standards

(hercenter.org/regsandstandards/ )

• Overview (regsoverview.html) BLANK
• JCAHO Standards (jcahointro.html)
  • JCAHO Table of Contents (jcahotoc.html)

    • EC 1.10.1  Written management plan for environmental safety

    • EC 1.10.2  Safety Coordinator
    • EC 1.20.1, 4, 5 Environmental tours

    • EC 2.10.1  Written management plan to effectively manage security risks

    • EC 2.10.6  Control of entrance and egress from security-sensitive areas

    • EC 3.10.1  Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Plan

    • EC 3.10.2  Hazardous Materials and Waste Inventory
    • EC 3.10.3  Implementation of Hazardous Materials and Waste Program
    • EC 3.10.4  Space & Equipment for Handling of Hazardous Materials & Waste
    • EC 3.10.5  Hazardous Gases and Vapors
    • EC 3.10.6  Procedures and Implementation for Emergency Response
    • EC 3.10.7  Documentation, Permits and Licenses
    • EC 3.10.8  Manifest Management
    • EC 3.10.9  Labeling of Hazardous Materials and Waste
    • EC 3.10.10 Hazardous Materials and Waste Storage

    • HR 2.10.1  Staff oriented to organization’s mission and goals

    • HR 2.10.2  Staff oriented to organization's policies and procedures
    • HR 2.10.9  Organization assesses competency

    • HR 2.20.1  Describe and demonstrate environment risks

    • HR 2.20.2  Demonstrate actions to eliminate and minimize risks
    • HR 2.20.3  Demonstrate procedures to follow in event of incident
    • HR 2.20.4  Knowledgeable regarding reporting processes

    • LD 1.30.1  Services provided in accordance with rules

    • LD 1.30.2  Organization acts upon reports, recommendations as appropriate
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  • National Fire Protection Assoc. (NFPA) (nfpa.html)
  • State & Local Agencies (stateandlocal.html)
    • RCRA/Hazardous Waste Resource Locator (/hz.html)
    • Universal Waste Resource Locator (/uw.html)
    • Regulated Medical Waste Resource Locator (/rmw/rmwlocator.html)
    • OSHA Resource Locator (/osha.html)
    • Mercury Resource Locator (/hg.html)
    • Air Pollution State Reglations Resource Locator (/airtool.cfm)

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