Why Should You Attend:
Ensure your facility is current with the revised EPA regulations and the sewer ban for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals. EPA enforcement has escalated in the last few years. Many healthcare entities are unprepared for the visit and the resulting fines and time to correct the violations. Be ahead of the game and protect the environment.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) rules and amendments passed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 1980, have applied to healthcare as a generator of hazardous waste but have not been consistently enforced. RCRA rules require the management of all hazardous waste generated to protect human health and the environment, reduce or eliminate (waste minimization) the amount of waste generated including hazardous waste and conserve energy/natural resources through waste recycling/recovery.
Because RCRA rules were not initially designed for healthcare settings, the EPA has passed several amendments to eliminate hazardous waste pharmaceuticals from sewer disposal, greatly expanded the definition of healthcare facilities, included an exemption for the FDA over- the-counter nicotine replacement therapies from being considered acutely hazardous waste and created a new Part 266 Subpart P to specifically deal with the disposal hazardous pharmaceutical wastes.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
Review the goals of the new pharmaceutical rule
List effective dates and states timeline for adoption
Identify entities now included in “healthcare” definition
Describe elements of Part 266 Subpart P
Define the sewer ban for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals
Discuss the adoption for change in nicotine listing
Ensure your facility is current with the revised EPA regulations and the sewer ban for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals. EPA enforcement has escalated in the last few years. Many healthcare entities are unprepared for the visit and the resulting fines and time to correct the violations. Be ahead of the game and protect the environment.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) rules and amendments passed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 1980, have applied to healthcare as a generator of hazardous waste but have not been consistently enforced. RCRA rules require the management of all hazardous waste generated to protect human health and the environment, reduce or eliminate (waste minimization) the amount of waste generated including hazardous waste and conserve energy/natural resources through waste recycling/recovery.
Because RCRA rules were not initially designed for healthcare settings, the EPA has passed several amendments to eliminate hazardous waste pharmaceuticals from sewer disposal, greatly expanded the definition of healthcare facilities, included an exemption for the FDA over- the-counter nicotine replacement therapies from being considered acutely hazardous waste and created a new Part 266 Subpart P to specifically deal with the disposal hazardous pharmaceutical wastes.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
Review the goals of the new pharmaceutical rule
List effective dates and states timeline for adoption
Identify entities now included in “healthcare” definition
Describe elements of Part 266 Subpart P
Define the sewer ban for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals
Discuss the adoption for change in nicotine listing
Speakers
Marge McFarlane, PhD, MT (ASCP), CHFM, CJCP, CHSP, HEM, MEP, brings over 40 years of comprehensive experience in the environment of care, life safety, emergency management and infection prevention for construction. McFarlane has authored handbooks on the GHS update to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard and OSHA training for Medical Facilities. She is a frequent presenter for seminars, regional conferences, and audio conferences on OSHA topics, bloodborne pathogens, infection prevention, hazardous materials/RCRA waste streams and emergency management. She is currently working with healthcare systems and clinics nationally to identify and mitigate risks in the physical environment.McFarlane holds a PhD in Safety Engineering and master’s degrees in Environmental and Public Health (ENPH) from the UW – Eau Claire and Risk Control from the UW–Stout. She is a member of the Wisconsin Healthcare Engineering Association (WHEA) Code Committee, the American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) and the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS). She is a FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner and has served as a healthcare subject matter expert for regional, state and national exercises.
