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BoReTechs 273.15). If you feel that you need more time, contact your State or local agency - well before your oldest universal waste reaches one year. Broken Lamps Immediately clean up and place in a container any lamp that is broken and place in a container any lamp that shows evidence of breakage, leakage, or damage that could cause the release of mercury or other hazardous constituents to the environment. Containers must be closed, structurally sound, compatible with the contents of the lamps and must lack evidence of leakage, spillage or damage that could cause leakage or releases of mercury or other hazardous constituents to the environment under reasonably foreseeable conditions. • If a HID lamp breaks, be aware that mercury is inside the lamp. Contact the Boretech Facility Manager immediately. Training • Train employees in proper management of universal waste. This training must cover how to properly handle, package, store, and label the universal waste as well as how to respond to releases. However, this training may be accomplished by such simple methods as giving employees written instructions or posting these instructions in the universal waste management areas of the facility. PCB -CONTAINING LIGHT BALLASTS This procedure applies to PCB -containing light ballast, regardless of ballast size. Light ballasts manufactured after January 1, 1978 do not contain PCBs and should be labeled as such on the ballast. Ballasts, which are not labeled as PCB -free, must be assumed to contain PCBs. If unsure, contact the manufacturer. PCB -containing light ballasts (e.g., fluorescent light ballasts) are considered hazardous waste, and must be managed according to these requirements. If you believe the light ballast may contain PCBs, you should first contact the manufacturer. Laboratory analyses can also be performed to determine the levels of contaminants. Fluorescent light ballasts are considered a non-RCRA hazardous waste if they contain PCBs in an amount that is greater than or equal to the Soluble Threshold Limits Concentrations (STLC) of 5.0 mg/I (liquid). • The best practice is to require your electrical contractor to recycle the PCB ballasts in accordance with applicable requirements. • Ballasts containing PCBs must be stored in an appropriately labeled hazardous waste container. The container used to accumulate PCB -containing light ballasts must be a 5 -gallon metal pail with a resealable lid. It must be in good condition and the lid must be kept on except when adding or removing ballasts. • Each PCB light ballast container must be labeled when the first ballast is placed in the container. The label must include the accumulation start date, which is the date the first light ballast is placed in the container. The label must also contain the words "Hazardous Waste," the composition (PCB -containing light ballasts), Boretech Hazardous Materials & Hazardous Waste Management Operations Plan Page 123