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10 10 Sierra Chemical Co. Hazardous Waste Management Plan 3.2 EH55 Manager The EHSS Manager is responsible for the oversight and compliance of hazardous waste handling at Sierra Chemical Co. Primary responsibilities include the following: • Maintaining a current Sierra Chemical Co. hazardous materials and hazardous waste inventory; • Ensuring that all hazardous wastes and materials are appropriately segregated; • Ensuring that hazardous waste containers are appropriately labeled, handled,stored, and managed; • Conducting required weekly inspections of centralized hazardous waste accumulation areas; • Maintaining records of all hazardous waste manifests and shipments; • Coordinating waste pickups; and • Coordinating appropriate training including RCRA Hazardous Waste Awareness/Management Training and DOTTraining for Signing a Hazardous Waste Manifest. 3.3 Hazardous Materials/Waste Handlers Hazardous Materials/Waste Handlers include any individuals that use,store, and/or dispose of hazardous materials(or direct others that do these activities). Handlers are expected to perform and comply with the following items: • Read and understand the HWMP; • Complete RCRA Hazardous Waste Awareness/Management Training; • Inspect locations where hazardous materials and wastes are stored to verify this is being managed properly; • Comply with the health,safety,and emergency response requirements of this plan; • Reduce the usage of hazardous materials and subsequent generation of unwanted hazardous materials when possible or feasible; • Identify and use less toxic alternatives to hazardous materials, when possible or feasible;and • Provide feedback and ideas regarding improvements to the HWMP. 4. Hazardous Waste Generator Status There are three (3)generator categories for hazardous waste and two (2)generator categories for universal waste,as observed in Table 1. Each generator of hazardous waste and universal waste must determine their generator status for each calendar month and year. Moreover,Sierra Chemical Co. is a large quantity generator(LQG)of hazardous waste and a Small Quantity Handler of Universal Waste (SQHUW).A LQG is one who generates 1,000 or more kilograms (2,200 pounds) of hazardous waste in a calendar month or 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds)of acute hazardous waste in a calendar month or may generate 100 kilograms (220 pounds) or more of any residue or contaminated soil,waste or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill of any acute hazardous waste in a calendar month.A SQHUW generates less than 5000 kilograms (111,000 pounds)of universal waste in one year. Prepared By: Issue date: Replaces: Page: ACT Environmental Services, Inc. May 12,2016 March 4,2016 8 of 27