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Environmental Health and Safety (REHS) submitted the final self-disclosure
audit reports to the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA) on June 15, 2003. The University community has
contributed tremendously to this effort and this certainly could
not have accomplished it without everyone's support. Rutgers
is continuing to promote Environmental Excellence by completing
the various ongoing commitments made to the EPA.
Press
Original Press
Release
November
29, 2001 Rutgers is First University in Nation to Do Voluntary
Audit Under Agreement with EPA
Focus
Article December 7, 2001
Press Release for
Environmental Quality Reward
April
30, 2002 EPA REGION 2 ADMINISTRATOR JANE M. KENNY HONORS ENVIRONMENTAL
ACHIEVEMENTS IN NEW JERSEY
Time Line
2000 - established
over 800 Satellite Accumulation Areas for Hazardous Waste
Storage
2001 - negotiations
with the Federal EPA, region 2 to self-audit and self-report
violations for eleven different regulatory programs
October 2001 -
Audits begin
November 28, 2001
- Audit agreement signed
March 1, 2002 -
First Disclosure Report Submitted to EPA Region 2
Reports for violations in regards to Underground Storage Tanks,
Clean Air Act - NSPS, NESHAPS - Asbestos, TSCA - PCB, and
Lead Based Paint Disclosure rule. No monetary penalties resulted.
June 15, 2002 -
Second Disclosure Report Submitted to EPA Region 2
Reports were submitted for the Busch/Livingston, College,
Avenue and Camden campuses, and the Adelphia, Blueberry/Cranberry,
Bridgeton, and Cream Ridge research centers, and the Snyder
Farm in regards to: SPPC Plans, CAA - CFCs, Risk Management
Plans, FIFRA - Pesticides, and UIC Class V Injection Wells
programs
In addition to
the above listed programs a report on the RCRA programs for
the Busch/Livingston campus, including the TSDF, and the Bridgeton
and Tuckerton research stations was also submitted. No monetary
penalties resulted.
October 31, 2002
REHS submitted reports for the Cook, Douglass, and Newark
campuses in regards to: SPPC Plans, CAA - CFCs, Risk Management
Plans, FIFRA - Pesticides, and UIC Class V Injection Wells
programs. No monetary penalties resulted.
March 31, 2003
The final disclosure report was submitted to the EPA Region
2 in regards to our RCRA programs for the Camden, College
Avenue, Cook, Douglass, and Newark campuses and nine other
off campus facilities. EPA has not responded to this report
to date.
Benefits to the University
and REHS
The agreement to
self-audit and self disclose violations to the EPA has resulted
in many benefits to the University and REHS. Some of these
advantages include:
- Provided "one
on one" consultations by REHS staff to many individuals
throughout the university community.
- Created a proactive
approach to an environmental compliance program as opposed
to a more common reactionary approach.
- Enabled collaboration
between REHS staff and the University to correct deficiencies
and create a win-win outcome.
Ongoing Efforts
As part of the
agreement to the EPA, REHS has agreed to improve the University's
environmental programs to prevent recurrence of violations.
Some of these commitments include:
- An improved
website which is more user friendly.
- Web-based compliance
tools for laboratories including self-inspection checklists.
- Improved training
which includes online refresher training for several topics
including Hazardous Waste Management in Laboratories, Chemical
Hygiene, and Radiation Safety.
- Annual Environmental,
Health, and Safety Assessments for laboratories, art studios,
darkrooms, maintenance areas, etc.
Please
use the following links for more information:
Laboratory
Self Inspection [pdf]
Laboratory Audit Checklist [pdf]
Laboratory
Safety & Environmental Compliance Inspection [pdf]
CESQG
Hazardous Waste Audit [pdf]
SQG
Hazardous Waste Audit [pdf]
LQG
Hazardous Waste Audit [pdf]
Hazardous
Waste Pick Up Inspection [pdf]
Pesticide Check list
Universal
Waste Check List [pdf]
SPCC
Checklist[pdf]
Lead
Paint Checklist [pdf]
PCB
Checklist[pdf]
Asbestos
Checklist[pdf]
Underground
Storage Tanks Checklist
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