ASTM_D_4447_-_15.pdf

Designation:D444715Standard Guide forDisposal of Laboratory Chemicals and Samples1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4447;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide is intended to provide the chemical labora-tory manager,chemical laboratory safety officer,and otherrelevant staff with guidelines for the disposal of small quanti-ties of laboratory wastes safely and in an environmentallysound manner.This guide is applicable to laboratories thatgenerate small quantities of chemical or toxic wastes.Generally,such tasks include,but are not limited to,analyticalchemistry,process control,and research or life science labo-ratories.It would be impossible to address the disposal of allwaste from all types of laboratories.This guide is intended toaddress the more common laboratory waste streams.1.2 This guide is primarily intended to support compliancewith environmental laws in the United States of America;however,the information contained herein can be useful tolaboratories in other geopolitical jurisdictions.Some of theselaws provide for states to take over regulation of air quality ornatural water quality with the approval of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency(EPA).Other matters,such as laboratorywaste tracking,disposal as household garbage and use ofsewers,are handled at the state,local or provider levelthroughout the country.Examples of providers are air scrubberservices,municipal sewer systems,municipal and privategarbage services,and treatment,storage or disposal facilities(TSD).Go to the EPA home page,click Wastes Regions/States/Tribes States to get help locating state regulations.Unfortunately,it is not possible for any one source to provideall the information necessary for laboratories to comply withall regulations.To ensure compliance,the laboratory managermust communicate with regulators at all four levels.1.3 Though it would be convenient to cite each reference byits Universal Resource Locator(URL),this guide eschews that(because such references are too labile)with the exception ofhttp:/www.epa.gov for the United States Environmental Pro-tectionAgency,http:/www.dot.govorhttp:/www.hazmat.dot.gov for the United States Department ofTransportation,and http:/thomas.loc.gov to follow pendingfederal legislation in the United States.Intra-site links sug-gested here are also subject to obsolescence.However,one canenter in the web site search box the title of the document citedto locate it.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 Department of Transportation Regulations:249 CFR 172 Hazardous Materials Tables and HazardousMaterials Communications Regulations49 CFR 172.203 DOT Hazardous Materials Table,Addi-tional Description Requirements49 CFR 173 ShippersGeneral Requirements for Ship-ments and Packagings49 CFR 173.12(b)DOT Shippers General Requirements forShipments and Packagings.Exceptions for shipment ofwaste materials:Lab packs49 CFR 178 Shipping Container Specifications49 CFR 179 Specifications for Tank Cars2.2 EPA Regulations:340 CFR 261 Protection of Environment.Identification andListing of Hazardous Waste(includes 261.2,Definition ofsolid waste40 CFR 261.3 Definition of Hazardous Waste40 CFR 261.33 Discarded Commercial Chemical Products,Off-Specifications Species,Container Residues,and Resi-dues Thereof40 CFR 261.5 Special Requirements for Hazardous WasteGenerated by Small Quantity Generators40 CFR 262.34 RCRA Standards Applicable to Generatorsof Hazardous Waste.Accumulation Time40 CFR 262.40 EPA Standards Applicable to Generators ofHazardous Waste.Recordkeeping and Reporting:Record-keeping.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on WasteManagement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.01.01 onPlanning for Sampling.Current edition approved Nov.1,2015.Published December 2015.Originallyapproved in 1984.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D4447 10 DOI:10.1520/D4447-152Available from PHMSA,U.S.Department of Transportation,400 7th Street,SW,Washington,DC 20590;http:/hazmat.dot.gov/regs/rules.htm3Available from United States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA),ArielRios Bldg.,1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,NW,Washington,DC 20460;http:/www.epa.gov/epahome/lawregs.htmCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 40 CFR 262.42(b)EPA Standards Applicable to Generatorsof Hazardous Waste.Recordkeeping and Reporting:Ex-ception reporting.40 CFR 262.44 EPA Standards Applicable to G