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Service Level Agreement, click on the link below:
EPM Service Level Agreement
Environmental Protection Management is responsible for providing a number of environmental and consulting services to our customers. Services include such programs as:
- Emergency response to spills of hazardous materials and environmental hazards
- Laboratory waste pick up of hazardous chemicals and radioactive waste
- Managing the hazardous waste disposal service contract
- Provide assistance to personnel working with processes that generate hazardous chemicals or wastes in applying source reduction and waste minimization practices
- Laboratory audits
- Waste water sampling
- University wide environmental policy and program development, permit reporting and documentation
- Municipal solid waste permit and reporting requirements
- Consulting on facility operations to ensure regulatory compliance with UTMB's Title V Operating Permit with reporting on annual air emissions and the mass cap and trade
- Municipal storm sewer system (MS4 permit)
- Responsible for Permitting and Registration of Medical Waste Management Facilities includes oversight of waste determination and education to comply with State regulations
- Oversee and coordinate environmental protection programs such as pharmaceutical and medical waste management with the associated committees
- Collect and analyze compliance related data for monthly performance indicators, identify and coordinate performance improvement initiatives for hazardous materials and wastes
- Serve committees to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission standards and elements of performance for hazardous materials and waste management