Khadamat’s Waste Management Strategies for UAEU Shared Labs

1. Khadamat’s Waste Management Strategies for UAEU Shared Labs

2. Outline of Presentation I. Introduction • UAE Waste Management Situation • UAE Waste Management Goals • UAE Waste Management Regulations • UAE EHSMS Administration Hierarchy II. Khadamat Waste Management Strategies for UAEU • Scope of Waste Management Service • General Waste Management Protocols/Requirements • Waste Segregation/Storage/Packaging/Labeling requirements • Hazardous Waste Collection • Hazardous Waste Transfer and Transport, Treatment and Final Disposal III. Other Protocols A. Chemical Spill Clean Up and Collection Protocol B. Mercury Spill Clean Up and Collection Protocol

3. UAE Waste Management Situation Per capita waste generation - 1.8 to 2 kilos/day UAE daily waste generation - 33,000 tonnes/day UAE annual waste generation - over ten million tones/year Landfills Used - 1800 hectares of lands

4. UAE Waste Management Goal Ultimate Goal - To dump zero waste in landfills in the future How: 1. Reduction of waste generation by 80 per cent by 2018 2. Encourage people to recycle 3. Increase awareness on proper waste management 4. Use latest technology on waste management 5. Implementation of waste management regulations and imposing tariff to major waste generators

5. UAE’s Waste Management Regulations

6. EHSMS Administration Hierarchy

7. Khadamat Facilities Management • Collects and transfer the hazardous waste (except Mercury and radioactive waste) from each laboratory room to designated hazardous waste room. • Facilitate collection of hazardous wastes by UAEU’s hazardous waste contractor from designated hazardous waste room to appropriate treatment/ disposal facility. • Ensure that all waste management activities are in compliance with UAE Regulations being implemented by Environmental Authority and Center for Waste Management .

8. Stages of Hazardous Waste Management in UAEU Shared Laboratories Generation Storage Collection and Transport Storage/Retention to Hazardous Waste Room Collection by Contractor Transport Treatment / Final Disposal

9. Khadamat Protocols and Requirements • All requests for waste management services shall be logged to Service Desk. • All hazardous wastes must be properly packed and labeled before logging a request for collection. • Laboratory Waste Collection Form must be completely filled up in logging a request . • Biological Wastes must be autoclaved by UAEU personnel before requesting for hazardous waste collection. • Laboratory wares should be cleaned/neutralized/dried and free from leak before placing into the stainless steel container. 6. Mercury droplets/spill must be neutralized and make safe/amalgamated by the designated UAEU personnel before logging a request for hazardous waste collection.

10. Waste Segregation/Storage Protocol in the Shared Laboratories

11. Hazardous Waste Packaging Requirements

12. Biological Waste Storage, Pretreatment and Packaging Requirements Biological Wastes Autoclaved wastes for final disposal Consolidated Autoclaved Wastes Consolidating Bin for Blue Bags Autoclave Facility

13. Chemical Waste Storage • Hazardous chemical wastes for disposal shall be stored in its original container e.g glass bottle, plastic or can container • OR Lab user use a suitable and approved container as dictated by the MSDS and or best practice guidelines then Khadamat will collect provided it is properly sealed and labeled in accordance with MSDS. • No decanting will be done by Khadamat and all collected chemical wastes will be disposed in its original state.

14. Hazardous Waste Labeling Requirements

15. Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule

16. Hazardous Waste Collection Collection of hazardous waste shall be arranged upon receipt of completely filled up Laboratory Waste Collection Form.

17. Hazardous Waste Transfer, Transport and Final Disposal Laboratory Room KFM (Weekly upon request) your text UAEU Hazardous Waste Contractor (Mon & Wed) Treatment/Disposal Facility Hazardous Waste Room

18. Sample Treatment Certificate

19. Sample Treatment Certificate

20. Other Protocols 1. Chemical Spill Clean Up and Collection Protocol 2. Mercury Spill Clean Up/Neutralization and Collection Protocol

21. Chemical Spill Clean Up and Collection Protocol Chemical Spill Occur UAEU Laboratory designated personnel to clean up and neutralize the spilled chemical UAEU Laboratory designated Personnel to log request to Khadamat Service Desk for the collection of used spill kit materials If university personnel did not report or contain and clean up chemical spill, non conformance report shall be issued by Khadamat and shall be dealt with as an emergency and the room will be evacuated and cordoned until made safe by the UAEU staff. Service Desk to forward the request to Waste Management Department KFM Waste Mgt Team to respond and collect the contained chemical spill waste and/or used spill kit materials

22. Mercury Spill Clean Up/Neutralization and Collection Protocol Mercury Spill Occurs UAEU Laboratory designated personnel to contain and neutralize/amalgamate the spilled Mercury UAEU Laboratory designated Personnel to log request to Khadamat Service Desk for the collection of neutralized and amalgamated Mercury If university personnel did not report or contain and neutralize the spilled Mercury, non conformance report shall be issued by Khadamat and shall be dealt with as an emergency and the room will be evacuated and cordoned until made safe by the UAEU staff. Service Desk to forward the request to Waste Management Department KFM Waste Mgt Team to respond and facilitate collection of neutralized Mercury

23. For more information and clarification, you may contact Khadamat Service Desk. Telephone No. : (03) 713-8000 Email : servicedesk@khadamat.ae Website : www.khadamat.ae