EPA guidance recommends that schools take steps to reduce potential exposures to PCBs from older fluorescent lighting fixtures.\u00a0 Pre-1979 ballasts contain PCBs that can leak when the ballasts fail.\u00a0 Schools with older ballasts should examine them to see if they have failed or have PCB leaks.\u00a0 If a light ballast is leaking PCBs, federal law requires immediate removal and disposal of the ballast and disposal of any PCB-contaminated materials at an EPA-approved facility.\u00a0 To prevent exposure, school personnel should wear protective clothing, including chemically resistant gloves, boots, and disposable overalls while surveying the ballasts.\u00a0 Replacement should be performed in a well-ventilated area, or with supplemental ventilation or respiratory protection. \u00a0EPA has also developed information on how to properly handle and dispose of PCB-containing fluorescent light ballasts and properly retrofit lighting fixtures to remove potential PCB hazards.<\/p>\n
See the guidance document at<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/epawaste\/hazard\/tsd\/pcbs\/pubs\/ballasts.htm<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n Learn how to handle and dispose of PCB-containing ballasts at http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/epawaste\/hazard\/tsd\/pcbs\/pubs\/waste.htm<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n More information on PCBs is at http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pcb<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EPA guidance recommends that schools take steps to reduce potential exposures to PCBs from older fluorescent lighting fixtures.\u00a0 Pre-1979 ballasts contain PCBs that can leak when the ballasts fail.\u00a0 Schools with older ballasts should examine them to see if they have failed or have PCB leaks.\u00a0 If a light ballast is leaking PCBs, federal law … Continue reading PCB-Containing Fluorescent Light Fixtures–Guidance on Leaks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3522"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3523,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3522\/revisions\/3523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}