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The Environmental Management and Waste Division provides training to BU/BMC community for a variety of environmental and waste management topics. Please visit the Environmental and Waste Management Division Home Page for more information about the programs.
The most common trainings offered through the Environmental Management and Waste Division include the following. Please click on the desired course or continue to scroll down for comprehensive course information.
- Department of Transportation (DOT) training to custodial leads and others who sign biological waste shipping papers
- Hazardous Waste training to BU/BMC departments who do not receive Laboratory Safety Training
- Oil and Waste Management/SPCC for Facilities Management staff
- Pharmaceutical Waste Management
Department of Transportation (DOT) Training for Biological Waste Generators
Department of Transportation (DOT) Training for Biological Waste Generators is offered to custodial leads from BUMC and BMC or any person who signs biological waste shipping papers. This training will cover topics including proper packaging, storage and documentation of biological wastes.
| Office | EHS |
| Division | Environmental Management |
| Course Title | Department of Transportation (DOT) Training for Biological Waste Generators |
| Campus in which training applies |
BUMC, BMC |
| Location | Custodial Offices |
| Audience | Custodial leads from BUMC and BMC. Any additional personnel who sign biological waste shipping papers. |
| Duration | 1 Hour |
| When Offered (days/times) | Various Times, Contact EHS |
| Teaching Medium | Classroom |
| Pre-requisite | None |
| Registration | Charles River Campus (CRC): 617-353-4094 Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC): 617-638-8830oehs@bu.edu |
| How Often | Every 3 Years |
Hazardous Waste Management
Hazardous Waste Management is offered to staff, faculty, and students who generate or supervise someone who generates hazardous waste. This training will cover topics including: indentifying hazardous chemical waste, how to accumulate hazardous chemical waste, labeling of hazardous chemical waste, segregation of hazardous chemical waste, disposal of hazardous chemical waste, and emergency management.
| Office | EHS |
| Division | Environmental Management |
| Course Title | Hazardous Waste Management |
| Campus in which training applies |
CRC, BUMC, BMC |
| Location | Various Locations, Contact EHS |
| Audience | All staff, faculty, and students who generate (or supervise those who generate) hazardous chemical waste. |
| Duration | 1 Hour |
| When Offered (days/times) | Various Times, Contact EHS |
| Teaching Medium | Lecture |
| Pre-requisite | None |
| Registration | oehs@bu.eduCharles River Campus (CRC): 617-353-4094 Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC): 617-638-8830 |
| How Often | Annually |
Oil and Waste Management Training
Oil and Waste Management Training is offered to Facilities Management department personnel. This training covers topics including processes for preventing and responding to oil spills and proper management of regulated wastes common to Facilities Management operations.
| Office | EHS |
| Division | Environmental Health & Safety |
| Course Title | Oil and Waste Management Training |
| Campus in which training applies |
CRC, BUMC, BMC |
| Location | Various Locations, Contact EHS |
| Audience | Facilities Management department personnel |
| Duration | 1 Hour |
| When Offered (days/times) | Various Times, Contact EHS |
| Teaching Medium | Lecture |
| Pre-requisite | None |
| Registration | oehs@bu.eduCharles River Campus (CRC): 617-353-4094 Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC): 617-638-8830 |
| How Often | Annually |
Pharmaceutical Waste Management
Pharmaceutical Waste Management is offered to BMC Pharmacists (lecture format) and BMC nursing staff (internet format) in select areas. This training will cover topics including, identification, and the segregation and management of pharmaceutical wastes.
| Office | EHS |
| Division | Environmental Management |
| Course Title | Pharmaceutical Waste Management |
| Campus in which training applies |
BMC |
| Location | Pharmacies, BMC |
| Audience | BMC Pharmacists and nursing staff in select areas. |
| Duration | 1 Hour |
| When Offered (days/times) | Various Times, Contact EHS |
| Teaching Medium | Computer or lecture |
| Pre-requisite | None |
| Registration | oehs@bu.eduCharles River Campus (CRC): 617-353-4094 Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC): 617-638-8830 |
| How Often | Annually |