Trabajo de grado : formulación del plan de gestión integral para el manejo de residuos peligrosos generados en la Universidad Santo Tomás Seccional Tunja

Abstract

Under the framework of its environmental management policy, Santo Tomas University, seeks to strengthen and promote an environmental culture, which is articulated with a series of environmental management plans, within which the hazardous waste management plan is presented. It´s purpose is to minimize the generation of this type of waste and provide appropriate final disposal and management this is important because of dangerous properties such as: corrosive, reactive, explosive, toxic, flammable, infectious or radioactive; which can cause harm to human health or the environment.

This allowed the formulation of a management plan for the management of hazardous waste generated within the facilities of the Santo Tomas university, Tunja sectional. To achieve this purpose a diagnosis of all the areas of the university was made, in order to identify the areas where hazardous waste is generated, classifying them according to their hazardous properties. This classification was made according to Decree 1076 of 2015 which regulates the management of hazardous waste generated within the framework of comprehensive management, annex I, and following to the globally harmonized system of Classification and Labeling of Chemical Products Decree 1496 of 2018. This was made in order to know what type of hazardous waste is generated, the university, to elaborate evacuation routes with a temporary storage point until they are delivered to an authorized external manager for final disposal, and propose minimization and contingency measures. The foregoing will provide the university community with greater knowledge about the management, treatment and / or final disposal of hazardous waste, in order to contribute to the protection of the environment, the safety and well-being of the population and support the University. to fully comply with the national environmental management policy, the Environmental Engineering Faculty.