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• Introduction to Handling Hazardous Materials (HHM) Program SAF 09-65 Handling Hazardous Ma- Introduction to Handling Hazardous Materials (HHM) Program Overview Certain products sold in The Home Depot's stores are hazardous materials. When these products are damaged,spilled or for any other reason cannot be sold or returned to the vendor,they may become hazardous wastes.Hazardous wastes are potentially dangerous to human health and the environment and the law requires that they be managed and disposed of in particular ways.This HHM Program provides a system for and instruction on how to handle hazardous materials and hazardous waste. This program has been designed to comply with or exceed applicable local, state, and federal regulations for hazardous materials and waste management, including the Employees' Right to Know (U.S.) and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System or WHMIS (Canada) about hazardous materials. As a part of the program,The Home Depot uses the 3E Company (3E)to assist with hazardous material and hazardous waste issues and questions.To ensure that your location is properly managing hazardous material as required by the Company and by local,state,and federal regulations,it is imperative that associates consult 3E at 1-800-451-8346 as detailed throughout this SOP and otherwise follow the requirements of the HHM Program.3E's telephone number should be posted on every phone. HHM Program The HHM Program Binder is a day-to-day reference for hazardous materials Binder contents and waste management.The HHM Program Binder is divided into the following major sections: ■ HHM Program Overview provides instructions on how to use the HHM Program Binder, key terms used throughout this program,a summary of the fundamentals of handling hazardous materials and wastes,and a summary of the assigned roles and responsibilities for executing the HHM Program. ■ Department Procedures provides detailed procedures for managing specific kinds of wastes that are routinely generated or stored in the following departments: • Gardening Department(D-28) • Paint Department(D-24) • Plumbing Department(D-26) • Tool Rental Center (D-78) • Receiving Department/central storage area(D-93) ■ General Procedures explains procedures that are used throughout the store and not specifically in one department.These include the following: • Determining whether something is a hazardous waste • Cleaning up spills • Labeling hazardous waste buckets and other containers • Storage of waste containers prior to shipping off site by an authorized waste transporter • Shipping waste and hazardous waste manifests Revised: 12 January 2007 3