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Hazardous Waste Fact Sheet #4.1S Ap 998 <br />Best Management Practices for <br />Managing Floor Drains and Flammable Traps <br />(Post in Shop) <br />Using these best management practices in your shop will enable you tc nanage flammable trap waste as an industrial <br />solid waste rather than a hazardous waste. <br />Use aerosol <br />solvents or other <br />degreasers <br />These chemicals can compound <br />waste management problems by <br />contaminating wash water and <br />sludge with hazardous materials. <br />Clean parts ever a drip pan — not on the floor; collect waste. <br />Use a parts wzsber to clean engine parts and manage the <br />solvent in the washer as a hazardous waste. To prevent <br />contaminaticn of the parts washer by listed* solvents, do not <br />spray listed aerosols over the unit <br />Change y^icle ^ <br />fluids (mlvVrake^;;.- <br />fluid, WiWeze»^V^^ <br />etc.) = <br />Thi»e.c£emicals ^ cbm&und. <br />wa^ management pmlems by <br />contaihrnating w^^j^^d <br />sludge with baztudbwimm^ <br />■Um.drip pans imder yeliidiM to.dollectflu^ ‘ <br />Jkec^le trimsz^s^ <br />Drain radi^ors before-flushing and recycle wiii^ antifrd^ <br />-V‘‘- . •. :-;V : <br />Clean shop floors Hosing down the floors with <br />water of solvent can flush <br />contaminants into floor drains, <br />contaminating liqui^ and <br />sludgea in the drain system. <br />Use drip pans to collect fluids. Use dry sweeping compounds. <br />Reuse them as long as they remain absorbent Combustible <br />sweeping compounds may be burned to heat your shop if <br />burned in an approved burning device. <br />\ccideiitally spill; ‘ <br />material • . V <br />. , ; <br />Many ihaterials us^jn vehicle <br />mamtenance may bqmzardous <br />an^ contamina^^^er <br />wastes'in the pfuihbiMsyste <br />; -v;< <br />Clean up spills immediately. Notify the Miruiesota Duty <br />Officer—(612) 649-54Si^or (800) 422-0798 — if.it is a <br />petroleum splfl of more th^ S gallons or if it js a spill pf any <br />materi^ of &*:> size that unpacts soil or .wa <br />Have appropriate'^ill cl^up materials bn hand and train <br />employees how to propwy.use them. <br />Store solvents . ^ ■• . > <br />* J # ■ <br />u -■ ?; '- ■ f ■ <br />Spilled or leaked solvents vid <br />their vapors are dangerous jmd <br />can contaminate other wastes in <br />the plumbing system <br />Keep containers sealed when not in use. Store solvents in a <br />“flammables'* cabinet. Do not use solvents near drains. <br />• <br />Store waste vehicle, <br />fluids in a ropm <br />with a flobr draihi>i <br />, . .. .,4. <br />. T, . . . , . ^ <br />' • • • ^ . 1 <br />Spilled or leaked saly^ts and <br />their vapors am dangrrau^and <br />^contaminate p^efvu^ in <br />the plumbing systeih <br />• V.- <br />. . . <br />i^p contaiceis sealed w^^ not.in use;>^Keep wute'l^ <br />containers in a separateiti^^e am with no floor,^in.y; <br />Lbfitall a curb cr berin to’j^ntaih ahy v^^.that^ai^,&flc from <br />storage containers. Inspectfcojitainers for leakspn^'w^kly <br />basis. See NIPCA.flazai^^ Waste fact'sheej# 2'^ \ <br />Documenting Container-rnspeciions. <br />* * • . <br />Wash engines <br />* a • • <br />■ * 1 <br />The resulting wastewater is <br />likely to be hazardous from <br />greases, oils and solvents. <br />Only wash eczines if absolutely necessary. <br />If you do. separate the resulting wastewater and evaluate it. <br />.* • <br />.• a <br />• Listtd solvents Solvents on F-list like methylene chloride. methA ethyl ketone. :e(rach^:^oethylene. toluene and xylene. <br />i