voclok: a better solution for solvent waste collection in labs
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A Better Solution For Solvent Waste
CollectionIn Laboratories
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Speaker ProfileIan LanzaRegional Director of Life
Sciences He works to add value to companies by improving
sustainability, environmental, and safety performance,
while driving costs down. He works closely with the
world's premiere biotech and pharmaceutical companies
and executive leadership to identify sustainability and
environmental opportunities that can have short-term and
long-term impacts. Ian has been employed by Triumvirate
Environmental for ten years.
Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines• Many research, development, and process laboratories use
benchtop process machines
• HPLC is the most common process with many applications
• These processes use various types of volatile and hazardous chemicals to purify or analyze
• After using volatile or hazardous chemicals, the materials are discharged as a waste
Poll Question
How many HPLC or process/analytical
machines do you have at your facility?
Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A
Existing Waste
Collection Systems
Existing WasteCollection Systems
• Process machines do not come with a waste collection system – the waste is often an after thought
• When EHS gets involved, more sophisticated systems can be employed which vary drastically in design, regulatory compliance, ease of use, safety for lab staff, and cost
Common Results1. Do nothing because compliant systems are too costly or too
complicated to install• Problems: Dangerous, non-compliant, VOC exposure
2. MacGyver a solution (i.e. drill holes in lids for lines)• Problems: Non-compliant, VOC exposure
3. Purchase a less expensive, but non-compliant or burdensome system to manage• Problems: Limited options, varying levels of compliance, VOC
exposure
4. Buy a highly technical and expensive waste collection system• Problems: Cost, complicated, limited options
Poll Question
Which method do you currently employ?
Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A
The Solution:
A Better, Closed-LoopSolvent Waste System
The Design ProcessDesigned by EHS professionals with compliance, safety, and flexibility in mind. This resulted in a customizable set up to fit each process machine and facility’s needs.
The system was designed to be:• RCRA compliant
• Safe
• Customizable
• Cost competitive
• Elegant
Product Overview
•Containers•Caps•Filters
• There are currently 12 different containers
• The containers range in size and functionality, from 1 gallon to 55 gallons, from shippable DOT containers to reusable durable containers
• All containers are designed to easily and safely transfer waste into larger containers
Containers
Caps• Versa Cap System is designed to
easily change waste containers. The threaded collar allows users to change containers without tangling waste lines.
• We utilize many different puck configurations to match unique machine waste lines.
• Plugs, hose barbs, tubes, and grommets come with the cap to ensure a compliantly and closed container.
Carbon Filters• Carbon filters grab fugitive and displaced evaporated solvents and odors from waste container as waste enters the container
• Filters are outfitted with breakthrough indicators
Benefits of the New System:
Safety1. Ergonomics
2. The correct container for the job
3. Capture of rogue emissions
Benefits of the New System: Compliance
• Closed waste collection system results in full RCRA container closure compliance
• Container sizing can help reduce hazardous material volumes in the laboratories
Benefits of the New System: Ease
of Use• The right container for the job:
• Shippable containers
• Easy to pour containers
• Right sizing the container
• The Versa Cap technology makes it easy to change out full containers
• Filter system is easy to change and the breakthrough indicators ensure filters are changed when needed
Benefits of the New System: Cost Savings
• The system was designed and manufactured to be up to half the cost of similar setups
• The flexibility in these systems allows facilities to set up the correct container for the downstream management of the waste
• This results in additional cost savings
Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A
Pre- Project Planning• Identify project goal (RCRA
compliance, worker safety, hazardous material volumes, hazardous material management)
• Identify/inventory all laboratory process machines
• Map out hazardous material management
• Select containers and caps
Scope and Installation
• Triumvirate staff will scope the caps and containers needed for the project
• Triumvirate will supply all of the caps, containers, and additional hosing and connections needed to install the units
• Certified Triumvirate staff will install each unit
Program Maintenance
• Maintenance is minimal and can be rolled into the hazardous waste SAA compliance program
• Inspect caps and containers for leaks (SAA RCRA compliance)
• Change filters when they become loaded
• Utilize the breakthrough indicator to know when filters need to be changed
Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A
Case Study #1: Managing Flammable Volumes at a Pharmaceutical Company
• A growing pharmaceutical company in Cambridge, MA was faced with increasing workers and haz mat levels, while having to reduce flammable volumes in the laboratories
• EHS was tasked with reducing the flammable volumes stored throughout the labs
• Through an audit, it was found that there were close to 400 gallons of flammable waste stored in SAAs throughout the labs
• Triumvirate was asked to design a solution to this problem
Case Study #1: Managing Flammable Volumes at a Pharmaceutical Company
Project Goals:
• Reduce flammable levels in SAAs by 50%
• Update waste collection system to ensure RCRA compliance
• Improve safety in the labs
Project Outcomes:
• Installed 75 new waste collection units throughout the facility
• Reduced flammable levels by 70% (or 300 gallons)
• The versa cap and filters resulted in a safer waste collection process for the waste handlers and lab workers
Case Study #2: Out of Compliance University
• A large New England university received a notice of non-compliance from the state environmental regulatory agency for open containers at the point of generation
• The university was collecting waste from lab scale HPLC units in various types of waste containers
• The waste lines were fed into open containers
• The University reached out to Triumvirate to provide a systematic waste collection system for all HPLC machines
Project Goals:
• Install a compliant waste collection system for the collection of waste from HPLC
• Complete this project within a 5 week time frame
• Complete the project using an existing waste budget
Project Outcomes:
• Triumvirate installed 34 waste collection units throughout the campus in 3 weeks
• The Triumvirate project proposal was the least expensive and fastest turnaround
• The University sited the Triumvirate VOC Lok system in the response letter to the notice of non-compliance
Case Study #2: Out of Compliance University
Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A
Wrap UpExisting waste collection systems are flawed
The VOCLok addresses limitations and allows for maximum
compliance and cost savings
Implementation is customized to fit user requirements
Maintenance is minimal and managed by Triumvirate
Benefits have already been realized
QUESTIONS?
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