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BIOHAZARDOUS
WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
 General
Program Management
Areas
of Responsibility
The proper segregation,
treatment and disposal of biohazardous waste can only be achieved
through the cooperation of all responsible MSU personnel. This division
of responsibilities includes:
- The Office
of Radiation Chemical and Biological Safety (ORBCS); specifically
the Hazardous Waste Coordinator and the Biological Safety Officer
or their designee; (refer to Appendix A)
- Supervisory
Personnel (including Department Chairs, Directors, Principal Investigators,
Managers and Supervisors;
- Employees.
ORCBS
The Hazardous
Waste Coordinator and Biological Safety Officer or their designee
will:
- Oversee the
implementation of the Biohazardous Waste Management Plan;
- Develop,
in coordination with administrators, additional biohazardous waste-related
policies and procedures as needed to support the effective implementation
of this plan and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements;
- Revise the
plan each time there is a change in either of the following, within
30 days after the change occurs:
- A person
or site named in the plan;
- The type
of waste handled, or the methods of handling waste at a facility.
Supervisory
Personnel
Supervisory
personnel are responsible for compliance in their areas. In cooperation
with the ORCBS, supervisory personnel must:
- Assure that
all employees who generate, handle, treat and/or dispose of biohazardous
waste receive biohazardous waste training as outlined below;
- Assure that
all employees under their supervision who generate, handle, treat
and/or dispose of biohazardous waste follow the procedures outlined
in this document.
Employees
Employees who
generate, handle, treat, and/or dispose of biohazardous waste are
responsible for:
- Following
the procedures and practices outlined in this document;
- Participate
in a biohazardous waste training session.
Biohazardous
Waste Management Plan Availability
Upon request,
MSU will make the Biohazardous Waste Management Plan available to
the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
The Biohazardous
Waste Management Plan will be available to MSU employees. Employees
can request a hard copy of the plan by calling the ORCBS at 355-0153.
A hard copy will be provided to the requesting employee within 24
hours of receipt of the request.
The latest revision
of the MSU Biohazardous Waste Management Plan will be available
on the ORCBS website (www.orcbs.msu.edu).
Biohazardous
Waste at MSU
Biohazardous Waste Management Plan Table
of Contents
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