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Subject: [DCHAS-L] informal or reference list of EPA and/or OSHA fines?
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 11:32:44 AM
Author: Melinda Box <melinda.box**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] informal or reference list of EPA and/or OSHA fines?
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:04:17 -0500
Author: rphifer**At_Symbol_Here**WCENVIRONMENTAL.COM

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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] informal or reference list of EPA and/or OSHA fines?
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:06:18 -0500
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The big ones make the news, although most are not lab-related: https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2019/10/epa-deals-out-big-fines-in-q3/

There have been posts on this list of EPA fines at labs ranging from $25K to hundreds of thousands for waste violations.   The school I was working at had ten 5-gallon metal cans of waste sitting in an analytical lab (excessive and metal not appropriate), and two of them were leaking when the EPA inspector arrived-.

A quick web search on EPA laboratory fines:

https://www.amarillo.com/news/local-news/2016-11-29/epa-fines-local-am-lab-40k-hazardous-waste-investigation 

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2017/07/19/feds-fine-fit-64-k-leaky-labs-toxic-spills/492732001/

http://indepthnh.org/2015/10/07/army-lab-in-hanover-fined-takes-steps-to-improve-safety-under-epa-settlement/

https://waste-management-world.com/a/three-texas-universities-settle-over-hazardous-waste-violations

http://tech.mit.edu/V121/N19/19EPA.19n.html

Rob Toreki

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On Nov 13, 2019, at 11:32 AM, Melinda Box <melinda.box**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM> wrote:

Hi, all,

One of our department members asked me this question, 
"At my internship at Genentech in San Francisco I learned that if you do not put a start date on your sharps box it is a $1,000 fine.  I was hoping to find a list of more fine of this nature for the knowledge of our lab."

In person, she told me that making it this concrete helped a lot.  I believe she meant in terms of motivation and prioritization.

Any specific sites or sources to look at for these values would be a huge help,
Thanks,
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