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What is a Satellite Accumulation Area?
SAAs are places on the work floor where hazardous
waste is allowed to accumulate if certain management
criteria are met.
SAAs are meant for the temporary storage of waste
containers that are being regularly added to. They are
not intended for the permanent storage of chemicals
Waste Flow
Satellite Accumulation
Area/Science Labs
Satellite Accumulation
Area/Miscellaneous
Hazardous Waste Storage
Area, Rm. 95 Science/Trades Building 36
Approved, Licensed
Transporter
External Manifest
Off Site, Approved
Disposal Facility
Call UEH&S for pick-up
within 72 hours of waste
container being full
Call UEH&S for pick-up
within 72 hours of waste
container being full
Management Requirements: Satellite
Accumulation Areas (SAA)
The SAA must be at the point of hazardous waste generation and under the control of an operator.
No more than 55 gallons of each waste type shall be collected.
When full, each container must be marked with a full date, and either transported off site or moved to a hazardous
waste storage area within 72 hours of that full date.
*Note: A container is considered full when it reaches 90% of its capacity. Please call University Environmental Health and Safety (780-5338/5227) when a container is marked with a full date so that we may pick it up with in 72 hours.
Example
This container is properly labeled with a start date and a full date.
The owner of this container would need to call UEH&S the day the container was marked full.
This container would need to be picked up no later than April 1st.
Note: This container was marked full at 90% of its holding capacity.
Management Requirements: Satellite
Accumulation Areas (SAA)
Each container must be labeled as “hazardous waste.”
Each SAA must be inspected weekly and an inspection log must be maintained. Environmental Health and Safety provides these inspection logs.
Note: Failure to conduct these inspections can result in citations & monetary penalties from the State DEP. Let’s not wait for this unfortunate outcome – DO THE INSPECTION!
Ignitable/reactive waste must be stored 50 feet from the property line.
Weekly SAA Inspection Sheet
These SAA checklists must
be filled out weekly.
If you are not accumulating
waste in your SAA, or if
your lab is unused for a
period of time, indicate
this on the SAA checklist.
Container Management (SAA)
Containers must be kept closed except while adding
waste.
Containers must be properly labeled with the
chemical name, start-date, and end-date when full.
Containers must be free of rust, dents or other
damage.
Container Management
Containers must be on a firm working surface,
impervious to spills, and constructed to prevent
spillage from leaving the area.
The working surface or area must not have floor
drains or other escape routes that a spill could
reach.
How to Manage and Label Hazardous
Waste
Use the approved hazardous waste white labels
provided by University Environmental Health & Safety.
If you run out, please call 780-5338/5227 and we
will provide you with more.
Segregate wastes into containers based on chemical
families and DOT classifications: corrosives,
flammables, compressed gases, carcinogens, toxics
(metals such as lead or chromium)
Quiz
1. True or False: SAAs are meant for temporary storage of in-use waste containers
only.
2. Once marked as full, how many hours can a container stay in your SAA before
needing to being picked up by EH&S?
a) 24 Hours
b) 48 Hours
c) 72 Hours
d) 1 Week
3. When is a container considered full?
a) When it reaches 90% of its capacity and/or you are done using it.
b) When you can no longer fit waste into the container.
c) When the container reaches 50% capacity.
4. All hazardous waste must be labeled with which of the following:
a) The words ‘hazardous waste.’
b) A start date and full date (once the container is full).
c) The name of the individual storing the waste.
d) The location and SAA site number that the waste is stored in.
e) All of the above.
Name:__________________Dept:___________Date______________
Quiz5. True or False: Your SAA should be inspected on a daily basis.
6. If you are not accumulating waste in your SAA, what should you do with the inspection sheet?
a) Leave it blank until you generate waste.
b) Indicate on the checklist that the SAA is not in use.
c) Complete the checklist as normal.
7. True or False: Containers must be kept closed except while adding waste.
8. A SAA must be kept on a firm working surface that is:a) Far from floor drains.
b) Impervious to spills.
c) Constructed to prevent spillage from leaving the area.
d) All of the above.
9. True or False: No more than 55 Gallons of each waste type shall be collected in an SAA at a given time.
10. Waste containers must be free from:a) Rust
b) Labels
c) Dents/Damage
d) Both a & c
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
PLEASE CONTACT EH&SPhone: 780-5338/5227
Kris Pound: [email protected]
John Reed: [email protected]