R315-262-207. Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted Material for Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities -- Training

  An eligible academic entity shall provide training to all individuals working in a laboratory at the eligible academic entity, as follows:

  (a) Training for laboratory workers and students shall be commensurate with their duties so they understand the requirements in Sections R315-262-200 through 216 and can implement them.

  (b) An eligible academic entity can provide training for laboratory workers and students in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to:

  (1) Instruction by the professor or laboratory manager before or during an experiment; or

  (2) Formal classroom training; or

  (3) Electronic/written training; or

  (4) On-the-job training; or

  (5) Written or oral exams.

  (c) An eligible academic entity that is a large quantity generator shall maintain documentation for the durations specified in 40 CFR 265.16(e), which is incorporated by reference in R315-265-1, demonstrating training for all laboratory workers that is sufficient to determine whether laboratory workers have been trained. Examples of documentation demonstrating training can include, but are not limited to, the following:

  (1) Sign-in/attendance sheet(s) for training session(s); or

  (2) Syllabus for training session; or

  (3) Certificate of training completion; or

  (4) Test results.

  (d) A trained professional shall:

  (1) Accompany the transfer of unwanted material and hazardous waste when the unwanted material and hazardous waste is removed from the laboratory, and

  (2) Make the hazardous waste determination, pursuant to Subsections R315-262-11(a) through (d), for unwanted material.