Common use of Environmental Awareness Clause in Contracts

Environmental Awareness. Training, defined policies and procedures, enhanced audit programs and pollution prevention strategies are key management elements leading to superior environmental performance. Under the current system, these elements often receive less attention than they should because EH&S staff are focused on less pro-active issues such as managing laboratories as satellite accumulation areas. By allowing the institutional EH&S staff to schedule routine pick-ups of laboratory wastes at more suitable intervals (e.g., 2-3 weeks rather than 3-days under the satellite accumulation rule, but limiting the satellite accumulation to a maximum quantity of 55 gallons per laboratory, plus an “excess” of 55 gallons), the XL Participants will be able to more pro-actively focus limited resources on training and audit/corrective action programs and the establishment and administration of waste- exchange and hazardous chemical redistribution programs. Under this project, laboratory workers will receive enhanced hazardous chemical training with respect to laboratory waste, pollution prevention and the environmental management practices at the university. The training requirements are outlined in the Environmental Management Standard (Appendix 2, Section V). The training will also result in benefits for students as they graduate and pursue their careers equipped with an increased environmental awareness and respect for the environmental aspects of their jobs.

Environmental Awareness. Training, defined policies and procedures, enhanced audit programs and pollution prevention strategies are key management elements leading to superior environmental performance. Under the current system, these elements often receive less attention than they should because EH&S staff are focused on less pro-active issues such as managing laboratories as satellite accumulation areas. By allowing the institutional EH&S staff to schedule routine pick-ups of laboratory wastes at more suitable intervals (e.g., 2-3 weeks rather than 3-days under the satellite accumulation rule, but limiting the satellite accumulation to a maximum quantity of 55 gallons per laboratory, plus an “excess” of 55 gallons), the XL Participants will be able to more pro-actively focus limited resources on training and audit/corrective action programs and the establishment and administration of waste- waste-exchange and hazardous chemical redistribution programs. Under this project, laboratory workers will receive enhanced hazardous chemical training with respect to laboratory waste, pollution prevention and the environmental management practices at the university. The training requirements are outlined in the Environmental Management Standard (Appendix 21, Section V4). The training will also result in benefits for students as they graduate and pursue their careers equipped with an increased environmental awareness and respect for the environmental aspects of their jobs.