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aerosol cans are not allowed to dispose of the cans • Is the equipment safe? <br /> as solid waste (i.e., put them in the trash). • Are all the metalarts bonded and is the <br /> However, anyone may dispose of emptyaerosol p ? <br /> cans as solid waste,or recycle empty cans as scrap equipment grounded. <br /> metal (Cal. Code Regs.,tit. 22, § 66266.2(b)(7)). • Are all electrical components in the <br /> immediate vicinity intrinsically safe(such <br /> as explosion proof)? <br /> Frequently Asked Questions • Is the operation located away from open <br /> flames and other ignition sources? <br /> 1. How long can I accumulate universal waste aerosol • Are all the equipment components <br /> cans? compatible with contents of the can? <br /> • Does the equipment meet Air Pollution <br /> Control District requirements? <br /> For up to one year at each site. <br /> Also consider things such as: <br /> 2. Can a business with mon than one site transport • Cans stored next to a hot furnace. <br /> universal waste aerosol cans to one site for consolidation <br /> and processing? • Cans stored near acids where the cans <br /> would corrode. <br /> Yes,provided that the business keeps records of • Cans stored where they are likely to suffer <br /> shipment and comply with California Code of mechanical damage. <br /> Regulations,title 22,chapter 23,article 4. <br /> Universal waste that is classified as a hazardous • Cans sorted to prevent inadvertent, <br /> material by the United States Department of sequential,processing of incompatible <br /> Transportation (U.S. DOT) regulations must be waste. <br /> transported in compliance with applicable U.S. <br /> DOT requirements (Title 49, Code of Federal <br /> Regulations,Parts 171 through 180). 4. When is a container used to accumulate or transport <br /> universal waste aerosol cans considered closed? <br /> Structurally sound? Compatible with the contents of the <br /> 3. SB 1158 requires that universal waste aerosol cans universal waste aerosol can? <br /> be processed in a manner and in equipment designer, <br /> maintainer, and operated to prevent fire, explosion, and <br /> the unauthorized release of universal waste to the The same management standards used for <br /> environment. What is intended by this section of the hazardous waste containers apply. Use the general <br /> law? hazardous waste guidance and knowledge to guide <br /> your management practices. <br /> This is an open performance standard,adopted to <br /> grant flexibility. Apply your best professional 5. What does `prior to processing the cans"or `)Prior to <br /> judgment. Factors to be considered include: shipping the cans offsite"mean? <br /> • Is the operation in compliance with the <br /> Uniform Fire Code? <br />