IUPUI Environmental Health & Safety

Environmental Management > Chemical Waste Labels & Manifests

Link to a printable version of Chemical Waste Label (pdf file)
Link to a printable version of IUPUI Manifest Form (pdf file)

Label chemical waste container with a waste chemical label available through EHS. Containers are to be labeled at the time it is determined the material is waste. Chemicals in their original containers with intact labels do not need to be relabeled. Containers used to accumulate chemical wastes are to be labeled at the time accumulation begins. Provide all information requested on the label. Be as specific as possible in identifying the chemical composition of the waste material, using as few abbreviations as possible. Provide percentages of known chemicals in a mixture. Small bottles, less than 250 ml, may be labeled by any suitable means, which completely identifies the contents of the bottle.

All waste chemical containers are to be labeled at all times. Below is an example of the chemical waste label provided by Environmental Health and Safety. If you would like self-adhesive waste labels sent to your lab, please contact EHS at 274-4351 or via email at Kevin Mouser or Amanda Stinnett. Click here for a printable of Chemical Waste Label.

FIGURE 1 - Chemical Waste Label

After your waste bottle is ready to be picked up by Environmental Health and Safety, complete a Hazardous Materials Manifest for Intradepartmental Transportation. The hazardous materials manifest shown in Figure 2 must be filled out accurately and completely. Completed hardcopy hazardous materials manifest forms must be returned to Environmental Health and Safety at: IUPUI ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 620 UNION DRIVE, UNION BUILDING, ROOM 043

Personnel from Environmental Health and Safety will then schedule a pickup of your waste. EHS strives to provide pick up service within three to five working days after receipt of the manifest.

Place containers in a box. Keep materials grouped according to the manifest. Place only a single layer of chemicals in each box. Containers of incompatible chemicals must be kept in separate boxes to avoid adverse reactions. If multiple boxes are used, sequentially number the boxes. Mark the corresponding manifest with the appropriate number.

EHS requires at least a 30-day notification of any pending large-scale (over 50 containers) laboratory or stock chemical storage area clean-out. In order to provide equitable service to all departments, EHS may charge responsible departments for expenses incurred as a result of large clean-outs conducted without adequate notice.

FIGURE 2 - Campus Hazardous Materials Manifest