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Stockton Steel AR 0 3 2016 ENVIRONMENTAL WCV,Tu C r:r3ArTf,JChIT Weekly fMeeting Department: Week Ending: Meeting Leader: Shift(s) Attending.- 1. ttending:1. Safety topics covered. Hazardous Waste Most of us have heard stories about companies who failed to handle hazardous waste properly resulting in waste migrating to the soil or to an underground water supply. This contamination of the environment is not acceptable. Governments around the world have passed strict laws regulating the management of hazardous waste. Did you know that each of our business units generates several types of hazardous waste each day. Actually, hazardous waste is generated every day at almost every industrial facility. So, where does our hazardous waste go? Our waste is shipped off-site to approved facilities where it is recycled into other chemical products, or where it is burned for its fuel value. Our environmental departments ensure that the material is handled properly and does not enter the environment. Proper control of hazardous waste is required by law and requires everyone's help. In order to protect our environment and avoid serious penalties, we must understand and follow the rules listed below: 1. Containers of hazardous waste must be marked with the words "Hazardous Waste". Never move or add to these containers unless you have been directed to do so. 2. All chemicals (liquid or solid) become hazardous waste once they have been used and are no longer needed for our process. Examples include used solvents, cleaning agents, process chemicals, and janitorial products. Never put these materials into normal trash containers. 3. If you have a container of waste material, get detailed instructions on how to handle and where to store the container. Improper management of these materials can result in serious penalties 4. Never pour any chemical down a drain, or sewer connection without approval from the safety/environmental department. Never pour any chemical onto the ground , into a storm drain, dry well or trench or onto a parking lot. This includes all liquids, even used mop water. See your supervisor for instructions on approved disposal methods, Exercise: Discuss with your group any hazardous waste generated in your department and how it is to be handled. Address any concerns with the environmental staff at the facility. 11. Safety concerns raised and addressed: 111. Training and general information topics covered: IV. Attendees (print or sign legibly): 1. 7. 13. 2. 8. 14. 3. 9. 15. 4. 10. 16. 5. 11. 17. 6. 12. 18. Once completed, return to the Safety Department.