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Contents 1 Environmental Health and Safety 1.1 Forms 1.2 Glass Waste 1.3 Chemical Waste 1.4 Sharps Waste 1.5 Biological Waste 1.6 Paper Waste

Environmental Health and Safety

Environmental Health and Safety: Erle Janssen, Director, SER 221, C2600, 471-3511, fax 471-6918

   * Associate Director: Abraham Ybarra, 232-5498
   * Animal Make Safe: Carin Peterson, Safety Specialist II, 471-5776
   * Biosafety: Erle Janssen, Director, 471-3511; Rachel LeBansky, Safety Specialist IV, 471-2031
   * Chemical and Laboratory Safety: Rachel LeBansky, Safety Specialist IV, 471-2031
   * Environmental Emergency 24-Hour Hotline: 471-3511 (after-hours, press "0" for UTPD)
   * Environmental Operations and Biocontainment: Dennis Nolan, Assistant Director, 232-4999
   * Fire Safety: see Fire Prevention Services
   * Food Permits: Hector Rodriguez, Safety Specialist I, 471-2025
   * Hazardous Waste: Nena Anderson, Safety Specialist IV, 471-2044
   * Indoor Air Quality: Charlie Jamison, Safety Specialist III, 471-2036
   * Laser Safety: Tracy Tipping, Safety Specialist III, 471-1496
   * Occupational Health and Safety: David Cronk, Safety Specialist IV, 232-2757
   * Radiation Safety: Scott Pennington, Assistant Director, 471-2042, fax 475-6383
   * Regulatory Compliance: Chip Rogers, Assistant Director, 471-7143
   * Select Agents: Dennis Nolan, Assistant Director, 232-4999
   * Storm Water/Waller Creek: Michele Hallahan, Safety Specialist III, 471-2039

Staff Directory

One of our contacts is "Wolfgang R Bollich" <Wolfgang.Bollich@austin.utexas.edu>

Forms

Found at the EHS website under Forms

• Biological and Sharps
• Chemical Waste
• Autoclave Treatment
• Self Evaluation
• Site Specific Training
• Waste Disposal Scheme
• Chemical Inventory Form

Glass Waste

1. Fill box to around half full
2. Close box, leave out in hall with Waste Form filled out.
3. Custodial services picks up and returns new empty box with new forms during the da

Chemical Waste

1. Get a waste container from the Chemistry Stockroom, WEL 1.202, talk to Adrian. You can get containers for liquid and for solid wastes.
2. Fill out a waste tag (available in SER 202) and append it to the bottle.
3. Fill out a Chemical Request For Disposal Form.
4. Fax to 512-471-6918 with location of waste (left hood in room blah)
5. An EHS technician will come pick it up.

Sharps Waste

1. Contact EHS for an orange bucket...Nena Anderson <nanderson@austin.utexas.edu> is in charge of this.
2. Fill a container no more than 40 lbs.
3. Fill out the Request for Disposal Biological Waste and Sharps Form
4. 1 gal is the smalls and 2 gal is the talls
5. Fax form to 512-471-6918
6. An EHS technician will come pick it up and leave a new bucket.

Biological Waste

Contact Lee Balandran <lbalandran@mail.utexas.edu> 512 475 9722

1. You must certify the autoclave with a kit provided by Lee.
2. Place waste in an orange biohazard bag.
3. Once full, place bag in an autoclave bucket and sterilize as below:

* Pressure: > 15 psi
* Temperature: > 121C
* Time: >30 minutes
Once cooled, place in a black trash bag with a Autoclave Treatment Sticker on outside.

Paper Waste

The General Services - Transportation section of Facilities Services provides the blue trash cans used for paper recycling. They can be reached at 471-5822.

Facilities Services, Department of: Ernest R. Hunter Sr., Director, FC1 1.102, H7055, 471-4110, fax 471-7739 General Services (includes Automotive Shop, Furniture Shop, Surplus Property, and Transportation): Kenneth L. Limbrick, Manager, FC5 1.106, H7040, 471-5822