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Online Hazardous Waste
Training Module
for Departmental Hazardous Waste Coordinators
About EOHSS
Environmental & Occupational Health & Safety Services is a service-oriented department of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). It was established to assist the University in providing a healthy and safe working and learning environment.
Who needs to Complete this Online Module?
The topic of hazardous waste is incorporated into Laboratory Safety Training which is required for all UMDNJ laboratory personnel every other year. Persons who coordinate the hazardous waste program for their laboratory must complete hazardous waste training annually. This module is used to satisfy this training requirement for the years when laboratory safety training is not required.
The names of hazardous waste coordinators should be listed in the Laboratory Safety Plan binder. The binder should be kept in a location that is accessible to all lab members.
Quiz questions are incorporated at the end of the module, and you must get each answer correct in order to proceed through the training. There is no test at the end.
Time required to complete the module
Successful completion of this module requires that you move through all slides in successive order. It should take approximately 20 minutes.
Regulatory Training Requirements
This module incorporates the training content required by the following standard:
EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
a.k.a. Hazardous Waste Management
Instructions For Training
Scroll down to the link that reads "Start the Module" and RIGHT-click the mouse and:
Either select "save link as" OR "save target as" to save the module to your computer (suggested location: Desktop)
Then, double-click the downloaded presentation to start the PowerPoint Show. Please feel free to keep the PowerPoint Show for your reference!
UMDNJ personnel who have questions about chemical waste management, or who may require training, please contact Kyle San Giovanni at 973-972-3411 or sangiova@umdnj.edu
Technical questions? Contact Carl Hopf (hopf@umdnj.edu) or 973-908-0969
University
of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Environmental & Occupational Health & Safety Services (EOHSS)
eohsshelp@umdnj.edu
