Occupational
Health and Safety is accountable for ensuring a healthy and
safe work environment through effective risk management. Occupational
Health and Safety has chosen RPR Environmental to handle
the waste collection program at Western.
RPR Environmental provides Western with the services of technical
and environmental specialists who provide a unique, hands-on
approach
to waste management.
Users
of the service have their hazardous
waste (chemical, biological and radioactive) picked up weekly
at designated loading docks across campus. The pick-up date
is every Thursday morning. The schedule is below and should
be posted in the laboratories.
RPR requires the submission of an inventory
form with all hazardous waste for it to be accepted. The current
requirements for proper packaging, segregation, labeling and delivery
by a knowledgeable representative from the lab will remain unchanged.
For safety reasons, RPR will not accept "unknowns",
at any time, so every effort must be made to properly identify
all waste before submitting for disposal. If identification of
the "unknown" cannot be made, then a characterization
of the waste based on physical and chemical properties is required
prior to acceptance of the material by RPR. Please contact Michael
Mosley at extension 84747 or at scimjm@uwo.ca if you require assistance with an unidentified substance.
Due to special handling procedures, substances controlled under
the Controlled
Drugs and Substances Act, and Defence Production Act, specifically,
the Controlled
Goods Regulations will continue to be handled directly
by Occupational Health and Safety. If you require disposal
of any
controlled substances, please contact Mike Mosley at extension
84747 or at scimjm@uwo.ca so that a special pickup, by the department, can be arranged.
In the event a pick-up is required at a location other than
one on the regular schedule, a copy of the completed inventory
form must be faxed to Occupational Health and Safety
(ext. 83420) so that a pickup can be scheduled. Special requests
must be received no later than 5:00pm on the Tuesday preceding
the next Thursday pick-up.
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