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Hazardous Waste Management <br />TRAINING HANDOUT <br />Resource Conservation and Recovery Act <br />(RCRA) Employee training requirements <br />„Hazardous Waste Management Procedures <br />„Emergency Response <br />„Hazard Communication <br />Training Outline <br />„Hazardous Waste Generator Status <br />„Waste Determination <br />„Container Management <br />„Accumulation Time and Storage Limits <br />„Labeling <br />„Recordkeeping <br />Determining Generator Status <br />„Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators <br />(CESQGs) <br />„Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) <br />„Large Quantity Generators (LQGs) <br />Basic Requirements for Small Quantity <br />Generators <br />„Waste Determination <br />1. Generator Knowledge <br />2. Testing Representative Sample <br />„Hazardous Wastes Defined by EPA <br />1. Characteristic <br />2. Listed <br />Characteristic Wastes <br />„Ignitable <br />„Corrosive <br />„Reactive <br />„Toxic <br />Ignitable Waste <br />„Flash point of less than 140q Fahrenheit. <br />„Waste code “D001” <br />Corrosive Waste <br />„pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to <br />12.5 <br />„Waste code “D002” <br />Reactive Waste <br />„Unstable under “normal” conditions <br />„Waste Code “D003 <br />Toxic Waste <br />„Harmful or fatal when ingested or absorbed <br />„Defined through TCLP testing <br />„Waste codes “D004” through “D043” <br />ing <br />Listed Waste <br />„Harmful to Human Health and the Environment <br />„The lists include: <br />1. Non-Specific Source Wastes (F-listed) <br />2. Specific Source Wastes (K-listed) <br />3. Discarded Commercial Chemical Products (P <br />& U-listed) <br />Container Management <br />„Containers must be in good condition and <br />compatiblewith the materials stored within <br />„Containers must remain closed at all times except to <br />add or remove waste <br />„Weekly Inspections <br />„Do not mix incompatible wastes <br />„Containers of incompatible wastes should be <br />separated <br />„Containers must be handled in a manner that prevents <br />leaks <br />Weekly Inspection Log <br />„Signed and dated weekly <br />„Number of containers and general condition <br />„General observations and remedial actions <br />„Hazardous Waste label completion <br />„Maintain aisle space between containers <br />Proper Storage <br />„Do not overfill <br />„Maintain three inches of air space <br />„Spill response equipment on hand <br />„Keep containers closed <br />Accumulation Time and Storage Limits <br />„CESQGs: indefinitely if < 220 lbs/month or a total < <br />2200 lbs onsite. <br />„SQGs: 180 days if < 2200 lbs/month or a total < 6600 <br />lbs onsite. <br />„90-day extension <br />Labeling <br />„Generator Contact Info <br />„EPA ID Number <br />„Manifest Number <br />„Accumulation Start Date <br />„EPA Waste Numbers <br />„DOT Shipping Name <br />Recordkeeping and Reporting <br />„Generator and TSDF Manifest copies <br />„Land Disposal Restriction Form <br />„Keep all records in the Yellow Box <br />„Three year record retention