Board of Regents Policy 11.207 Board of Regents Policy 11.207



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Hazardous Materials Management

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Regents Policy Chapter 11, Miscellaneous
Regents Policy RP 11.207, Hazardous Materials Management
Effective Date: 
Prior Dates Amended:  Oct. 31, 2014 (recodified)
Review Date:  August 2019

I. Purpose

To set forth policy regarding hazardous materials management and define hazardous materials.

II. Definitions

“Hazardous Materials” means any substance, element, compound, mixture or solution which is now or at any time hereafter in effect becomes defined as a “hazardous waste,” “hazardous substance,” “pollutant,” or “contaminant” under any applicable Environmental Laws, now or hereafter adopted, accomplished, and promulgated pursuant thereto; and asbestos, polychlorinated, biphenyls (“PCBs”), petroleum, and petroleum byproducts, fuel oils, sludge, crude oil or residue, or trichloropropane. See RP 11.207(A) and (B).

III. Board of Regents Policy

    A. The university shall comply with applicable federal and state laws, statutes, rules, and regulations relating to the presence, use, transportation, segregation, consolidation, storage, clean-up, remediation, and removal of hazardous materials (“Environmental Laws”). The president may, as deemed appropriate and consistent with applicable Environmental Laws, adopt and implement university policies, guidelines and procedures relating to hazardous materials management.

    B. “Hazardous Materials” means any substance, element, compound, mixture or solution which is now or at any time hereafter in effect becomes defined as a “hazardous waste,” “hazardous substance,” “pollutant,” or “contaminant” under any applicable Environmental Laws, now or hereafter adopted, accomplished, and promulgated pursuant thereto; and asbestos, polychlorinated, biphenyls (“PCBs”), petroleum, and petroleum byproducts, fuel oil, sludge, crude oil or residue, or trichloropropane.

IV. Delegation of Authority

The president may, as deemed appropriate and consistent with applicable Environmental Laws, adopt and implement university policies, guidelines and procedures relating to hazardous materials management. See RP 11.207(A).

V. Contact Information

Office of the Board of Regents, 956-8213, bor@hawaii.edu

VI. References


VII. Exhibits and Appendices

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Approved

    approved as to Form:    
    Cynthia Quinn    
    October 31, 2014    
    Date    
    Executive Administrator and Secretary of the Board of Regents

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