Washington State Dangerous Waste Compliance

Running dangerous waste compliance at a Washington State hospital was never going to be simple. The regulations are strict, the paperwork is detailed, and Ecology's inspections show up unannounced. Miss one requirement and you're looking at per-day penalties and a Notice of Violation that follows your facility for years.

This book exists to make it simple anyway. Written specifically for Large Quantity Generator hospitals, it walks through every requirement in WAC Chapter 173-303 in plain language, not a federal RCRA summary that stops short of what Washington actually requires, and not a generalization borrowed from a state with different rules. Just the guidance built around the hospital environment you actually work in.

Thirteen chapters cover everything your program needs

• Waste designation, including pharmaceutical P and U codes, solvent F codes, characteristic wastes, and Washington's own state-only WT designations
• Container management, labeling, satellite accumulation areas, and the 90-day accumulation limit
• Land disposal restrictions, treatment standards, and the dilution prohibition
• Manifesting, the e-Manifest system, and DOT pre-transport requirements
• Annual reporting to Ecology, recordkeeping retention schedules, and notification triggers
• Contingency planning, emergency coordinator duties, and the 15-day post-emergency report
• Inspection readiness and the violations Ecology cites most often

Thirteen chapters, one purpose: so nothing about your LQG program is a guess.