Let's face it. Everyone generates hazardous waste at some time or other, and handling it is a nuisance, to say the least. If you run a maintenance facility, chances are you're faced with this problem a lot. I bet you thought that the only environmental regulations that apply to your maintenance facility relate to hazardous waste. Ask yourself, do my colleagues or I perform the following tasks:

• Replace lead-acid batteries
• Use or store pesticides
• Use a parts cleaner that contains solvents
• Apply paint or use aerosols
• Store fuel or other chemicals in an aboveground or belowground tank
• Wash vehicles
• Generate waste oil, waste oil filters, waste rags, waste absorbents
• Use drums to store waste or chemicals
• Generate used antifreeze

As you go through this section of the Environmental Virtual Campus, you'll find the information you need on environmental regulations, written in everyday language. As you follow these regulations and best practices, you'll find that you'll do more than just avoid fines and negative publicity. You can also take satisfaction in the fact that you'll:

• Contribute to a safer workplace,
• Help reduce operating costs by minimising waste,
• Save money by preventing the costly clean-ups caused by pollution, and
• Have a positive impact on the environment.

Join this virtual tour of the Environmental Virtual Campus for more details!