Surplus Hazardous Materials - Off Campus Facilities

General

• Hazardous materials are used in many aspects of University teaching, research and development - from teaching labs using acetone to rinse glassware to extension facilities applying pesticides to agricultural land.
• Surplus chemical inventory is an inevitable result of these activities.
• Hazardous materials must be managed properly as required by the Oregon DEQ and the Department of Transportation (DOT).
• DEQ defines a waste as hazardous if it is corrosive, ignitable, reactive or toxic.
• The regulatory definition of hazardous waste, in a broad interpretation, includes the majority of known chemicals when they are to be discarded.
• DOT regulates the transportation of hazardous materials, including hazardous waste.
• The OSU hazardous waste management program is managed by EH&S
• The program is dedicated to handling, recycling and disposal of hazardous materials in a safe manner and in compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations

Off Campus Facilities

• The information contained in Safety Instruction 8 & Safety Instruction 9 regarding containers, labels, packing and unknowns applies to all OSU facilities.
• Off-campus facilities can transfer hazardous materials to campus for potential re-use if the following additional guidelines are met:
  1. Shipments must be small--less than 25 gallons or 220 pounds. 
  2. All hazardous material must be transported to the OSU campus in a state vehicle.
  3. All hazardous material must be properly packaged and marked as required by DOT hazardous material regulations, which are based on the identity and quantity of material shipped.
  4. Packaging requirements can usually be met by using packing materials (boxes, inserts, etc.) identical to those the hazardous material originally came in. At a minimum, outside packaging must be sufficient to prevent breakage.
  5. The outside container must be marked with the site name and the name of the responsible individual.
  6. All shipments must be accompanied by shipping papers as required by DOT.
  7. The material should be shipped as "hazardous material". It is NOT hazardous waste because EH&S will determine if there is a use for this material.
  8. Shipping paper forms are available from EH&S.
  9. EH&S needs advance notice of shipment. Please provide a listing of chemical identity and approximate amounts.
  10. All hazardous material which is not in original containers must have legible, descriptive labels firmly attached.
  11. Campus hazardous waste labels are not appropriate for these shipments.
  12. Material should be delivered to EH&S at the Oak Creek Building, corner of 30th & Western, Corvallis during normal working hours--Monday through Friday, 7 am to 4 pm