WASTE PAINT AND RECYCLABLE PAINT
In order to comply with Federal, State and Local
Laws this production carefully controls the use and disposal of
hazardous substances such as paint and paint related materials.
You are expected to follow theguidelines below
1.
Waste Paint Consolidation
and Labeling
These guidelines are mandatory for all employees
working with paint and paint-related materials.
a.
Store waste lacquer, solvent and other flammable
paints in 5 gallon plastic buckets.
b.
Store waste latex, vinyl, and other water
based paints in 5 gallon
plastic buckets.
c.
Flammable paint materials such as brushes,
rollers, rags and stir sticks should be isolated in a separate
bucket which does not contain paint.
d.
Water based paint materials such as brushes,
rollers, rags and stir sticks should be isolated in a separate
bucket which does not contain paint.
e.
Water based paint waste and solvent based
paint waste are to be kept separate from one another and as clean
of debris as possible for recycling purposes.
f.
Waste solvent may be mixed with waste flammable
paint, but these should be kept separate from other paint related
wastes, and should be kept as clean of debris as possible for
recycling purposes. Productions
generating debris-laden or mixed paints will be charged at a premium
rate.
g.
Used plastic liners should be wiped as clean
as possible while the paint is still wet, and liners crushed and
packaged in a separate 5 gallon bucket, and labeled as such.
h.
All aerosol cans are to be disposed of separately
from other waste paint related material, in a metal 5 gallon bucket,
sealed and labeled.
i.
Empty waste paint buckets should be wiped
clean while still wet and then sealed and labeled "Empty
Paint Can". Cans should be stored in labeled plastic garbage
bags to prevent evaporative emissions.
j.
When filling buckets with waste paint or
solvent, do not fill the bucket to the rim. Leave two or three
inches head space to allow for expansion.
k.
All Wash Water From Washing Brushes, Rollers,
Buckets, etc. is to be saved and handled in the same manner as
the water based paint waste. buckets
should be labeled "brushwater".
2.
Accumulation Limits
A
total of 55 gallons (11 five gallon buckets) of paint and paint
related materials may be accumulated inside the stage or on the
set if the following conditions are met:
a.
All FLAMMABLE WASTE (thinner, lacquer, solvent
rags) are correctly labeled and stored in sealed METAL five gallon
buckets in a fire department approved flammable locker.
b.
All NON-FLAMMABLE WASTE (latex, vinyl, used
rags) are correctly labeled and stored in sealed METAL or PLASTIC
five gallon buckets separate from the flammable paint inventory.
c.
All used rollers, paint brushes, and sticks
shall be considered flammable hazardous waste and stored in sealed
metal five gallon buckets, not mixed with paint, in a fire department
approved flammable locker.
3.
Waste Paint Disposal Procedures
a.
Do not allow waste paint to accumulate in
large quantities when on location.
Remember:
·
When labeling a bucket, describe the contents
of the bucket exactly. For
example: "Dirty Water
Based Paint", "Used
Thinner/Flammable", "Empty
Aerosol Cans" etc. Do
not use terms such as "Sludge", "Dynamite",
or "Hazardous Waste" to describe the contents of a bucket!
NOTE: DISPOSAL OF PAINT IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN
ABOVE IS AGAINST THIS COMPANY'S POLICY AND ILLEGAL ACCORDING TO
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH SERVICES AND THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
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