Evaluación y actualización del sistema de gestión integral de residuos peligrosos en la Universidad Santo Tomás Edificio Calatayud Sede Central. Bogota D.C.

Abstract

At present it has been seen that the inadequate management of solid waste can put at risk the different actors that make up the university community such as students, teachers and even other workers within the Santo Tomás University. Which can be compromised by the different consequences such as bad odors, vectors and even exposure to hazardous material.

For this reason, the purpose of this document is to carry out the evaluation and update of the comprehensive management system for hazardous waste at the Santo Tomás University specifically for the laboratories of the institution at its headquarters, through strategies focused on the reduction and adequate management of hazardous waste in the form of intern work with the Comprehensive University Quality Management Unit (UGICU).

The object of this work focuses on the evaluation of the current plan for solid waste in the laboratory area, in order to diagnose the management carried out so far and thus be able to recognize the opportunities for improvement within the system, this will be done through the identification of compliance with current indicators and the design of new management indicators for the proper management of hazardous waste.

To carry out the identification of compliance with the indicators, a survey was carried out, which allowed to see the current perspective, by students, teachers and workers, of the management of hazardous waste in the laboratory area of the Calatayud building, which in turn led to the realization of a matrix of indicators in which the points to be improved are evidenced by proposing a series of files which mention activities that allow updating the previous management system, they have indicators that allow carrying out a respective monitoring short, medium and long term