GNYADA February 2020 Newsletter

Hot Topic: Waste Labeling and Disposal Annual OSHA Seminar – March 11

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Highlights of this year’s Annual OSHA Seminar will include an interactive Spot the Violations in GNYADA’s Service Bay and a review of the Top 10 OSHA violations in dealerships. Additional topics will include indoor air monitoring requirements, injury and illness reporting along with reminders Hazardous Waste Management Identifying waste properly is step one. Not all waste is hazardous. At the seminar we will discuss what is and what is not hazardous waste. Register to find out more! Here’s a hint– used oil is NOT hazardous waste. Last month, one of Lake Ronkonkoma’s oldest buildings was destroyed by a fire that started in a car in the body shop. Dealers can avoid such incidents, as well as violations, fines, and legal action by about what to do if an OSHA inspector shows up at your dealership.

staying educated on hazardous waste rules and regulations, including labeling and disposal methods. Hazardous Waste Storage Dealers should designate a specific marked area for storing hazardous waste, including any that is flammable. Waste should be stored in closed containers, and all containers/drums storing liquid hazardous waste is required to be placed on capacity spill pallets that provide a secondary containment in case of a spill. Hazardous Waste Labeling All containers containing hazardous waste must be labeled, in accordance with the waste contained. The product’s Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) are a good source for proper labeling. To help keep track of storage time limits and subsequent disposals, all drums and other containers of hazardous waste should have the accumulation start date marked on the container.

Hazardous Waste Disposal Disposing of all hazardous waste, including flammable waste, in appropriate intervals is also important. Frequent disposal helps dealerships avoid being categorized in a more regulated status due to the amount of hazardous waste stored onsite. Dealers should establish agreements and make service arrangements with authorized disposal companies for pick-ups and proper and timely disposal of any hazardous waste generated. Disposal manifests will be provided by the disposal companies and should be retained by dealers for Environmental Engineering, a GNYADA Allied Member, for this article. Contact Kelsey to register for the OSHA seminar–kelsey@gnyada.com at least three (3) years. GNYADA thanks Walden

NYC: Make Single Occupant Restrooms – Gender Neutral Post Required Sign

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NYC rules require that single occu- pant restrooms must be available to individuals of all sexes/genders. Additionally, the 2016 law requires a sign designating the single-occupant restroom as gender neutral. The NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) is reminding small businesses about this rule. A single-occupant restroom is a bath- room with a single toilet and/or one urinal. This restroom should lock from the inside.

physical alterations but you must fol- low the signage requirement.

A single-occupant restroom is NOT: n One with multiple stalls or urinals n One urinal and a stall that cannot be locked from the inside n Accessible only through a men’s or women’s locker room Signage City dealers who have a single-occu- pant restroom in their dealership must post a sign adjacent to the door of that restroom indicating that the rest- room can be used by all genders. There is no requirement to make any

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