Training
Waste Management Documents
Waste FAQ's
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How To Access Hazardous Waste Training: |
The online
Hazardous WasteLab Safety Training is set up on an "Organization" within Blackboard. The following steps will get you to the Office of Laboratory Safety Blackboard training site
.1.Log
into Blackboard using your Bowdoin ID and password and click on the Organizations tab.2. In the Organization Search box, type Office of Lab and click Go.
3. Enroll in the organization called "Office of Laboratory Safety"
4.into Blackboard (blackboard.bowdoin.edu) and click on the Organizations tab.
In the Organization Search box, type Office of Lab and click Go.
In the Search Results box, you will see the organization listed.
Next to the Organization ID (labsafety-rbernierF2021) click on the down arrow and choose Enroll.
Then on the next screen titled, ENROLL IN ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF LABORATORY SAFETY (LABSAFETY-RBERNIERF2021) click Submit.
You will then get a Self Enrollment Receipt: Success page. Click OK.
You will then be placed in the organization and can begin the training.
The Office of Laboratory Safety organization will henceforth be available to you via the Organizations tab on your My Blackboard page upon login.
When finished with the training, visit the "TRAINING" page of this website to get instructions on how to obtain a Training Certification Card (or “Blue Card”).
5.Your Training Certification Card should be displayed on the door of your laboratory space. Cards may be photocopied if you need to post on more than one door. Your Training Certification Card will indicate the type of training you completed and expiration date of your training.
- Waste Bottle Label
- Hazardous Waste Management Plan
- Biomedical Waste Management Plan
- Hazardous Waste Guidesheet
- Biomedical Waste Guidesheet
- Waste Inspection Form
Is my waste a Hazardous Waste? Click HERE to find out!
On-Line Help
Have a waste related question? Don't guess, email the Office of Laboratory Safety for an answer!
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Hazardous waste should be brought to the work hood in room 55A. Access is through the stockroom during normal business hours or via corridor 55 using your swipecard after hours. |
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The work hood in room 55A is in the small workroom in the chemical storage area near the gas cylinder storage racks. Access is through the stockroom during normal business hours or via corridor 55 using your swipecard after hours. |
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These are on the bench to the right of the work hood in room 55A. |
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These are on the shelves to the right of the work hood in room 55A. |
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Biomedical waste goes in Storage Room 55C just off of corridor 55. Access is through the stockroom during normal business hours or via corridor 55 using your swipecard after hours. |
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Biomedical waste bags (Red Bags) can be found in Storage Room 55C just off of corridor 55. Access is through the stockroom during normal business hours or via corridor 55 using your swipecard after hours. |
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Full sharps containers go in in Storage Room 55C just off of corridor 55. Access is through the stockroom during normal business hours or via corridor 55 using your swipecard after hours. |
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Professor or Lab Instructor names go on waste labels, NOT student names. |
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Weekly |
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These sheets are downloadable from the Office of Laboratory Safety website or paper copies can be obtained from the office in 41A during business hours |
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Yes, you must complete BOTH Hazardous Waste AND Laboratory Safety training every 365 days |
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Empty bottle with the barcodes STIILL IN PLACE should be brought to the work hood in room 55A to be logged-out. Access is through the stockroom during normal business hours or via corridor 55 using your swipecard after hours. |
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Part-full bottles should be brought to the work hood in room 55A for restocking. Access is through the stockroom during normal business hours or via corridor 55 using your swipecard after hours. |
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Anyone whose Hazardous Waste Management Training is current may inspect waste. |