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Performing arts programs generate hazardous waste including spent solvents, fluorescent lamps, batteries, and unknown chemicals. This article covers RCRA hazardous waste definitions, generator categories (VSQG, SQG, LQG), accumulation and labeling requirements, the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, the Universal Waste Rule for lamps and batteries, and institution-level EH&S program integration.
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Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) law may look like it belongs in a refinery, not a repertory season, but the same regulations that govern factories also shape how a modern theater builds, paints, powers, and tours its shows. From spray booths and fog machines to aging asbestos curtains and PCB‑laden dimmer racks, your artistic choices live inside a legal framework built by OSHA, EPA, DOT, NFPA, and ANSI/ESTA. For a theater technician, fluency in that framework is no longer a niche skill; it is part of running a professional shop where creativity can flourish without putting people, buildings, or the organization’s balance sheet at risk
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