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Developer-Fixer Disposal/Silver Recovery
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RCRA - TRAINING/OTHER
> Overview
The ability of personnel to manage hazardous waste can have a lot to do with the
quality and quantity of the training that they receive. It is common for medical
institutions to generate chemicals (developer/fixer waste, radiographic x-rays,
photochemicals, film processing, scrap film, discarded imaging films, fixer solutions
and outdated chemicals) that may potentially be classified as a hazardous waste.
An effective training program does not have to consume a great deal of time, but
it does need to be comprehensive enough to cover the topics required by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Although RCRA training is typically up to
the central environmental, health and safety (EH&S) or Facilities Management
offices of a college or university, this responsibility may fall on the individual
departments at some schools. Relevant information is provided both here and in
the expanded section of this activity area of the EVC.
Whether or not RCRA personnel training requirements apply to your department
depends on the quantity of hazardous wastes generated per month. Many organizations
will combine different EH&S training sessions to minimize the amount of
time employees are “away” from their job responsibilities. Continue
on through the expanded section to learn more about RCRA training requirements.
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