SATELLITE ACCUMULATION

AREA MANAGEMENT

TRAINING

USM Environmental Health and Safety

What is a Satellite Accumulation Area

(SAA)

SAAs are locations on campus where hazardous waste is

accumulated at “point of use” locations. The waste is

typically liquid chemical generated in Science labs.

SAAs are meant for the temporary storage of chemical

waste using chemically resistant containers. SAAs are not

intended for the permanent storage of chemicals.

Waste Flow

Satellite Accumulation

Area/Science Labs

Satellite Accumulation

Area/Miscellaneous

Hazardous Waste Storage

Area, Rm. 95 Science/Trades Building 36

Approved, Licensed

Transporter

External Manifest

Off Site, Approved

Disposal Facility

Call EH&S for pick-up

within 72 hours of waste

container being full

Call EH&S for pick-up

within 72 hours of waste

container being full

Management Requirements: Satellite

Accumulation Areas (SAA)

The SAA must be at the point of hazardous waste generation

and under the control of an operator.

No more than 55 gallons of each waste type shall be collected.

When full, each container must be marked with a full date, and

either transported off site or moved to a hazardous waste

storage area within 72 hours of that full date.

*Note: A container is considered full when it reaches 90% of its capacity.

Please call Environmental Health and Safety (780-5338/5227) when a

container is full and marked with a full date. EH&S will pick it up within 72

hours.

Example

This container is properly labeled with a start date and a full date.

The owner of this container will need to call EH&S the day the container is marked full.

This container would need to be picked up no later than Oct 31.

Note: If the owner of the waste chooses to dispose, the full date must be entered regardless of the actual level in the vessel.

Management Requirements: Satellite

Accumulation Areas (SAA)

Each container must be labeled as “hazardous waste.”

Each SAA must be inspected weekly and an inspection log must be maintained. Environmental Health and Safety provides these inspection logs.

Note: Failure to conduct these inspections can result in citations & monetary penalties from the State DEP. Let’s not wait for this unfortunate outcome – DO THE INSPECTION!

Ignitable/reactive waste must be stored 50 feet from the property line.

Weekly SAA Inspection Sheet

These SAA checklists must be filled out weekly.

If you are not accumulating waste in your SAA, or if your lab is unused for a period of time, indicate this on the SAA checklist by writing “No Activity” for each week.

Container Management (SAA)

Containers must be kept closed except when adding

waste.

Containers must be properly labeled with the

chemical name, start-date and full-date when full.

Containers must be free of rust, dents or other

damage.

Container Management

Containers must be on a firm working surface,

impervious to spills, and constructed to prevent

spillage from leaving the area.

The working surface or area must not have floor

drains or other escape routes that a spill could

reach.

How to Manage and Label Hazardous

Waste

Use the approved hazardous waste labels provided by

Environmental Health & Safety. If you run out, please

call 780-5338/5227 and we will provide you with

more.

Segregate wastes into containers based on chemical

families and DOT classifications: corrosives,

flammables, compressed gases, carcinogens, toxics

(metals such as lead or chromium)

Hazardous Waste Labeling (SAA)

Incorrect

Label

Correct

Label

Improper Labeling

Quiz

1. True or False: SAAs are meant for permanent storage of waste chemical.

2. Once marked as full, how many hours can a container stay in your SAA before

needing to being picked up by EH&S?

a) 24 Hours

b) 48 Hours

c) 72 Hours

d) 1 Week

3. When is a container considered full?

a) When it reaches 90% of its capacity and/or you are done using it.

b) When you can no longer fit waste into the container.

c) When the container reaches 50% capacity.

4. All hazardous waste must be labeled with which of the following:

a) The words ‘hazardous waste.’

b) A start date and full date (once the container is full).

c) The name of the individual storing the waste.

d) The location and SAA site number that the waste is stored in.

e) All of the above.

Name:__________________Dept:___________Date______________

Quiz5. True or False: Your SAA should be inspected on a daily basis.

6. If you are not accumulating waste in your SAA, what should you do with the inspection sheet?

a) Leave it blank until you generate waste.

b) Indicate on the checklist that the SAA is not in use.

c) Complete the checklist as normal.

7. True or False: Containers must be kept closed except while adding waste.

8. A SAA must be kept on a firm working surface that is:a) Far from floor drains.

b) Impervious to spills.

c) Constructed to prevent spillage from leaving the area.

d) All of the above.

9. True or False: No more than 55 Gallons of each waste type shall be collected in an SAA at one time.

10. Waste containers must be free from:a) Rust

b) Labels

c) Dents/Damage

d) Both a & c

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

PLEASE CONTACT EH&SPhone: 780-5338/5227

Kris Pound: kris.pound@maine.edu

John Reed: john.r.reed@maine.edu