Laboratory

Decommissioning

Is your laboratory clean?

This webinar will educate attendees on liability

drivers and issues associated with

decommissioning projects.

1. All lines are muted, use the chat panel for tech issues.

2. Q&A at the end. Type into the “questions” section of

your chat pane.

3. Unanswered questions will be answered via email

after the webinar.

4. Webinar recording and slides will be emailed to you

later today.

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Meet Your Presenter• Craig Sasse, LSP

• Technical Manager

• csasse@triumvirate.com

• Craig Sasse has been employed at Triumvirate for over 6 years and has worked as an environment consultant for over 18 years. He currently specializes in performing environmental consulting to assess and manage environmental liability.

Our Key Message

Thoughtful

decommissioning can

manage potential

liability.

How many of you have upcoming

plans for a laboratory move,

closure, or renovation?

What Will You Learn?

How to begin planning for changes in your laboratory.

Questions and information to guide a good decommissioning.

How clean is clean?

What are industry drivers and expectations?

This will help manage…

• Relocations

• Internal moves

• Renovations

• Closure

• Owned vs. non-owned

spaces

Where to start?Schedule and Logistics…

Due Diligence. Unused

chemical & equipment disposal.

Stop research. Movers, riggers, venders.

Assessment. Remediation.

Assess for

remaining EH&S

concerns. Finalize closure.

Decommissioning report

Planning and Scheduling

• Identify all stakeholders

• Identify obligations in lease agreement and in organization

• Financing

• Site specific laboratory information and investigation

Planning and Scheduling

• Coordinate the end of research,

• Equipment handling

• Research material storage needs

• Decontamination logistics

• Vacancy of space

• Licensing, such as for radioactive materials, >45+

days for processing

Considering Lease Obligations

and Institutional Risk• Lease obligations are typically vague• No set regulatory guidance

• Uncertainly if space is “clean”

• Claims when vacating space

• Unexpected costs

• Residual chemicals (surfaces, drains, HVAC, etc.)

• Contractors and worker exposures

• Poor housekeeping

• Unknown or poorly documented decontamination

The American National

Standard/AIHA Z9.11–2008

• Useful framework and process for

effectively performing laboratory

decommissioning.

• Methods are scalable and applicable from

initial planning through reporting.

• Presents methods to document and verify

decommissioning by characterizing

acceptable risk.

Decommissioning ProcessA reports limit potential liability when occupying, leasing or leaving space.

Due Diligence

Interviews

License & Permit

Management

Materials, Plans and Diagrams

Decommissioning

Define Areas and Assess

Equipment, Surfaces,

Infrastructure

Means & Methods

Documentation

Assessment Documentation

Statement of “Acceptable

Level of Risk”

Signed by “Qualified Individual”

What is in your laboratory?

• Inspection

• Interviews

• Permits and Licenses

• Chemical Inventory

• Landlord/Tenant Records

• Incident Reports

• Waste Management

• Flammable Storage Permit

• DEA Controlled Substances Permits

• RCRA Generator Information

• Radioactive Materials License

• Ionizing Radiation Source Registration

• Wastewater Discharge Permit

• Laboratory Animal Use Permits

• rDNA Permits

• Biological Agents Permits

• Potent Compounds

Laboratory Assessment and

Decontamination• Bench Tops, Drawers, Cabinets

• Floors and Walls

• Chemical Storage Areas

• Cold Rooms

• Animal Care Area

• Rad. Use Areas

• BL1, BL2, and BL3 Labs

• Plumbing

• Wastewater System

• Fume Hood Ductwork

• Lab Equipment – BSCs

Remediation

• Consider possibility of deviations

• Hg, metals, EtBr, azides, radioactive, HF, perchlorates,

pH, potent compounds, etc.

• Decontamination procedures are clear and

appropriate

• Discovery of hidden collection of chemicals

• Secure entry pre- and post-decontamination

• Mark decontaminated rooms and equipment

Remediation

• Lab ventilation - local exhaust and

fume hoods

• BSCs – certified

• Sink p-traps

• Wastewater systems – last step

• Decontamination waste

Closure and Reporting

• Visual inspections and photographic documentation

• Layout and before/after pictures

• Document the cleaning protocols

• Assessment sampling documentation with COCs

• Waste disposal documents

• Review of plan requirements, deviations, and QA/QC

• Statement of “Acceptable Level of Risk”

• Signed by “Qualified Individual”

Our Key Message

Thoughtful

decommissioning can

manage potential

liability.

Action Plan

Start with the end in mind.

Schedule, but be flexible.

Define lease and decommissioning obligations.

Licenses and equipment management…

QUESTIONS?

Thank You For Attending!You will receive:

• A recording of this presentation

and copy of this presentation

• A link to a short survey

• A gift to help you get started with

your decommissioning project

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