Environment of Care Standard 3.10: The
organization manages hazardous materials and waste
risks
Element of Performance 2.Hazardous
Materials and Hazardous Waste Inventory
The
organization creates and maintains an inventory that
identifies hazardous materials and waste used, stored
or generated using criteria consistent with applicable
law and regulation.
This page provides
a set of criteria for evaluating a facility's inventory system
for tracking hazardous materials and waste.
Inventory records indicate that mercury-containing
equipment, chemicals, lab reagents and pharmaceuticals
are being substituted or eliminated.
Inventory records demonstrate the use of
substitutes for hazardous chemicals (e.g. less hazardous
or non-hazardous alternatives to formalin, xylene, and other reagents
and solvents).
Inventory records indicate that PCB-containing
equipment such as transformers, elevator oil, light ballasts,
etc. is being replaced or eliminated.
Inventory records indicate that petroleum product
storage and use has been minimized.
The facility maintains a readily accessible file
of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
that are less than five years old.
The facility maintains an accurate
list of all asbestos containing building materials.
