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ESSR conducts a large number of inspections to assist UMD with meeting environmental and safety regulations. Below are some of the inspections ESSR conducts.
The University of Maryland has purchased the SciShield (formerly BioRAFT) platform in order to centrally manage safety inspections, training and Institutional Biosafety Committee protocol submissions. This platform streamlines compliance by allowing both ESSR and our customers to manage safety through a single portal.
Only those codes applicable to the University of Maryland are listed
Hazardous waste is any solid waste that either exhibits any of the characteristics of hazardous waste or is a listed EPA waste.
In addition, EPA Hazardous Waste Codes are also classified as acute and non-acute. P-listed codes and certain dioxin codes (F020-F023 and F026-F028) are considered to be acute, whereas the remaining codes are non-acute.
Definition:
Waste that requires special management practices because of their high-generation volume and the waste's potential to be associated with hazardous waste.
Examples:
General Waste, Unused, Uncontaminated, Laboratory Waste
Definition:
Any office waste, or general laboratory waste not contaminated with infectious agents, hazardous chemicals or radioactive materials.
Examples:
- Office waste
- Disposable laboratory plasticware
- Broken Glass
- Uncontaminated animal bedding
- Chemical bottles