UPDATED:
4/24/96
BEST MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES FOR
CABINET SHOP
Best
management practices can be thought of as using "good housekeeping"
practices. Listed below are several procedures to
operate your facility
and
minimize the risk of contamination to the environment.
1. Any cabinet shop that performs painting must
properly dispose of
waste
paint and waste lacquer thinner with an approved hauler.
2. Rags
used in cleaning processes which become contaminated with
hazardous
materials (ie. solvents or paint) are considered
hazardous
wastes and may be handled by an approved rag service or
an
approved hazardous waste transporters.
Used rags must not be
disposed
of in the trash/dumpster unless a hazardous waste profile
indicates
otherwise and approval is granted by this department.
3. Recycling
of waste fluids is a preferred option.
This can either
be
done on-site or shipped to an approved recycler off-site.
4 Empty
drums can be returned to the manufacturer or taken to a
scrap
metal recycling facility.
5. Waste
Disposal
a.
All hazardous waste must be
disposed of via a permitted
hazardous
waste transporter and taken to a
federally
approved
hazardous waste disposal facility.
Receipts
of
all waste disposals and hazardous waste manifests
must
be retained for no less than three (3) years, at
the
generator's facility and be available for review.
b.
In all situations where the waste
is deemed to be
hazardous, a permitted hazardous
waste transporter must
be
used to transport the waste to a federally approved
hazardous
waste treatment or disposal facility.
The
facility
generating the hazardous waste is required to
obtain
an Environmental Protection Agency identification
number
unless classified as a conditionally
exempt
generator,
by contacting:
Bureau
of Waste Planning and Regulation
Florida
Dept. of Environmental Protection
Two
Towers Office Building Room 471
2600
Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-2400
(904)
488-4805
6. Storage
a. For
facilities storing large amounts of chemicals and/or
fuels:
1. All
chemical and fuel storage must have secondary
This containment area should be able to hold 110%
of the volume of the largest single tank to be
stored in this area.
2.
Chemical storage areas must be on
an impervious
surface with secondary containment or a bermed and
covered area away from drainage structures (e.g.
floor drains or storm drains).
7. Special
attention should be paid to storm drain locations (also
known
as storm sewers). Storm drains are
designed to help
alleviate
rainwater build up. These drains are
not connected to
the
sanitary sewer system, but rather assist in allowing the
rainwater
to drain into the ground and groundwater.
Therefore,
industrial
discharges should not be allowed to drain into these
storm
drains. Areas near storm drains must be
kept free or oil,
grease,
chemicals and other contaminates so that rainwater does
not
wash these materials into the storm drains.
Pollution
Prevention Suggestions
The reduction or elimination, at the
source, of discharges or
emissions to the environment.
1. Waste
fluids should be segregated and kept separately. This
prevents
mixing incompatible substances and prevents contamination
of
a non-hazardous waste by a hazardous waste.
This also allows
them
each to be recycled or disposed of appropriately and reduce
disposal
costs.
2. Recycling
of waste fluids is a preferred option.
This can either
be
done on-site or shipped to an approved recycler off-site.
Units
for filtering, adding the necessary additives and restoring
coolant
are available. (Installation of such
units must be
approved
by DERM and the Fire Dept.)
3. For
small to medium facilities, it may be more economical to have
a
parts washer contractor replenish the parts cleaner and remove
the
spent solution, than to install a solvent recycling still.
4. Large
facilities, on-site solvent recycling stills are usually
very
economical with payback periods of only 2-3 years.
5. Alternative
cleaners are available (e.g. special water based
cleaners)
that replace traditional solvent. These
can be used in
a
variety of system including dip tanks, power washers with jet
sprays, or ultrasonic
immersion tanks.
6. Stop
leaks quickly. Drip pans can be placed
to catch leaks. Spot
mopping
with a bucket (and proper disposal of the water) can be
performed. Floor cleaning machines are available that
will spray
a
cleaning solution, scrub with brushed, and vacuum up the
solution
(to be disposed of properly). Absorbent
pads are
available
that allow the oil to be "squeezed out" into a waste oil
drum. The pads can be reused several times.
Questions
will be answered by the Industrial Facilities Section staff
at
(305)372-6600.
Any
questions concerning pollution prevention please
call
the Pollution Prevention Program at
(305)372-6784.
All cabinet
shop facilities are required to have Annual Pollution
Control
Operating Permits.