Laboratory and Waste Management for Safety and Regulatory Compliance

2008 ◽  
pp. 417-417-9
Author(s):  
TM McKee ◽  
RC Allison
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Regulatory Compliance

The Role of Tetronics Plasma Vitrification Technology in the Management and Conditioning of Nuclear Waste

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Deegan ◽  
Charlie Scales
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Basic Material ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Plasma Arc ◽  
Market Consolidation ◽  
The Impact

Plasma Arc Technology is finding wider application in the treatment of hazardous waste materials an area which has a lot of synergy with radioactive waste management. It is being stimulated by the increasing demands of regulatory and economic drivers; currently, within the Integrated Waste Management (IWM) sector, there is a climate of rising costs, limited numbers of technological solutions, restricted access to traditional disposal based solutions and a significant levels of market consolidation. Traditionally, the IWM sector has operated with basic mixing technology solutions: e.g. physiochemical consolidation, physiochemical separation, neutralisation and basic material bulking, with ultimate reliance on landfill, cement based encapsulation and high temperature incineration (HTI). The impact of national statutes, the value of national liabilities and infrastructural deficiencies is demanding constant technological advancement for continued regulatory compliance. This paper presents information on Tetronics’ plasma based solution, for the treatment of Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) and Plutonium Containing Material (PCM).

Orchestrating entrepreneurial ecosystems in circular economy: the new paradigm of sustainable competitiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Castro Oliveira ◽  
João M. Lopes ◽  
Luís Farinha ◽  
Sónia Silva ◽  
Mónica Luízio
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

PurposeThe Paris agreement for climate changes brought new attention to the themes of reduce carbon emissions, green ecosystems, the circular economy and the need to ensure the emergence of sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems. This study aims to investigate entrepreneurship from the perspective of circular economy and waste collection in the Portuguese context.Design/methodology/approachFollowing a quantitative approach, the sample comprises 2,690 firm-year observations related to 354 firms from different industries within the waste from electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) scope.FindingsThe results show that a large part of SMEs started to comply with waste management regulations as of 2006 and are still not prone to innovation. Regulatory compliance is expected to have a positive impact on innovation, with a significant and positive change in the number of patents and the value of intangibles after companies comply with the waste management regulation.Originality/valueThis paper is original because it addresses equally to entrepreneurial ecosystems and circular economy (studies that address these two aspects are rare), with the Portuguese context in an embryonic stage with an extensive path to follow in the applicability of circular economy to business.

scholarly journals Acciones de mejora en una empresa distribuidora de semillas y fertilizantes del Valle del Yaqui, Sonora

2019 ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
René Daniel Fornés-Rivera ◽  
Marco Antonio Conant-Pablos ◽  
Adolfo Cano-Carrasco ◽  
Alexia Sánchez-Carreón
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Toxic Waste ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
A Company

This research is carried out in a company that manufactures inorganic fertilizers and addresses the need to acquire a sanitary license for the mixing and packaging of fertilizers. For this, it is required to comply with the regulatory requirements established by COFEPRIS and STPS in the area of industrial and toxic waste management with code (CRETIB) Corrosive, Reactive, Explosive, Toxic, Flammable, Infectious-Biological. Currently there is a 17% regulatory compliance representing a risk to the integrity of employees and the revision of the license. The objective was to carry out improvement actions through the guidelines established by COFEPRIS to increase the percentage of compliance with them. The procedure was: Describe the area under study, prepare a list of requirements, security measures, document with training and dissemination to workers, technical information card, inventory of raw materials, personal protective equipment and determine the compliance of requirements. Eight documents were delivered which were necessary to comply with the requirements established in compliance with the objective and increasing the percentage from 17% to 83% compliance.

scholarly journals Análisis de información y factores de desempeño ambiental y de economía circular en empresas peruanas

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Julio Hernández Pajares ◽  
Valeria Yagui Nishii
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Environmental Disclosure ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
High Degree

Peruvian companies with significant sustainability impact have a significant development in their environmental information. Based on this, this research aims to analyze the level of disclosure of environmental performance information according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and circular economy (CE) practices. Similarly, determine its relationship with the size and business sector for those companies that published their sustainability report, and analyze the results within the framework of legitimacy and institutional theories. A quantitative investigation was carried out by means of a content analysis of the sustainability reports to determine the indices of the level of disclosure of said information, description and relationship of the variables indicated. This level of environmental disclosure is not met in all aspects of GRI. In fact, the results indicated greater compliance in the dissemination of environmental waste management, water, transport and regulatory compliance indicators, an institutional influence by type of business activity was observed. On the other hand, CE practices also did not show a high degree of disclosure, while input consumption reduction and waste management practices showed greater disclosure. The business sector presented a relationship with the level of environmental information, however, neither the size nor the sector of the companies were related to the CE information.

Communication Disordered: Program Implementation in Long-Term Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
George Barnes ◽  
Joseph Salemi
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Change Policy

The organizational structure of long-term care (LTC) facilities often removes the rehab department from the interdisciplinary work culture, inhibiting the speech-language pathologist's (SLP's) communication with the facility administration and limiting the SLP's influence when implementing clinical programs. The SLP then is unable to change policy or monitor the actions of the care staff. When the SLP asks staff members to follow protocols not yet accepted by facility policy, staff may be unable to respond due to confusing or conflicting protocol. The SLP needs to involve members of the facility administration in the policy-making process in order to create successful clinical programs. The SLP must overcome communication barriers by understanding the needs of the administration to explain how staff compliance with clinical goals improves quality of care, regulatory compliance, and patient-family satisfaction, and has the potential to enhance revenue for the facility. By taking this approach, the SLP has a greater opportunity to increase safety, independence, and quality of life for patients who otherwise may not receive access to the appropriate services.

Waste Management for ITER and for a Fusion Reactor

2007 ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Rosanvallon ◽  
O. Gastaldi ◽  
L. Di Pace ◽  
R. Pampin ◽  
G. Marbach
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Fusion Reactor
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