Does the container label in the laboratory have to read “unwanted material” or can it read “spent,” “aqueous,” “flammable,” “chemical waste,” etc.?
The label that is “affixed or attached to” a container must use a term that indicates that the material is no longer wanted or needed in the laboratory. The term must either be “unwanted material” or another equally effective term (e.g., chemical waste, or laboratory waste) that is used consistently at all the laboratories at the eligible academic entity and is identified in the enforceable section (Part I) of its Laboratory Management Plan (LMP) (see 40 CFR 262.206(a)(1)(i)). In addition, the label that is “affixed or attached to” a container must have sufficient information to alert an emergency responder to the contents of the container. Examples of this include the name of the chemical(s), or the type or class of chemical (see 40 CFR 262.206(a)(1)(ii)). The terms “spent” or “aqueous” would not provide enough information to alert emergency responders to the contents of the container. Examples of terms that can provide information needed by an emergency responder include: “flammable,
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