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Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of this document is to describe the handling and disposal of paint rags and paint solvent rags used in the on-campus Paint Shop.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

St. Mary\u2019s University operates a Paint Shop as part of the Facilities Skilled Crafts Maintenance division. The paint shop handles, stores, and disposes rags soiled with paint and \/or solvents as Universal Waste per EPA requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applicability <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This policy applies to all employees who use paint products and are responsible for disposing of contaminated paint rags as part of their job duties.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Managing Paint and Paint-Related Waste Under the Universal Waste Rule<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Procedure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Paint rags generated in the paint shop operations and ready for disposal should be placed into containers designated as \u201cUsed Paint Rags\u201d and labeled with Universal Waste and a collection start date. Solvent rags should be placed into containers designated as \u201cUsed Paint Thinner Rags\u201d and labeled with Universal Waste and a collection start date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Skilled Craft (Maintenance Services) Division Manager is responsible for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Ensuring all personnel have satisfied the training requirements described in this procedure before working in the paint shop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Providing copies of all training records to the Facilities Department Front Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    All personnel assigned to work in the paint shop shall by trained on this procedure as part of new hire orientation and annual divisional training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Record Keeping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Training records will be maintained in the Facilities Services Office, per St. Mary\u2019s Record Retention Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Glossary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Universal Waste:<\/strong> A specific category of hazardous waste that is subject to\u00a0streamlined management standards\u00a0to facilitate proper recycling and disposal.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-257","facilities-services","type-facilities-services","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPaint Shop Rags Disposal (Environmental) - Policy Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarytx.edu\/policies\/facilities-services\/paint-shop-rags-disposal-environmental\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Paint Shop Rags Disposal (Environmental) - Policy Library\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Purpose The purpose of this document is to describe the handling and disposal of paint rags and paint solvent rags used in the on-campus Paint Shop.\u00a0 Background St. Mary\u2019s University operates a Paint Shop as part of the Facilities Skilled Crafts Maintenance division. 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