The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires that large quantity hazardous waste generators present a biennial report detailing all of their hazardous waste activities from the previous generation year. This is called the RCRA Biennial Report or the National Biennial RCRA Hazardous Waste Report.
When shipping hazardous wastes, having a hazardous waste profile with all shipments is necessary. In Maintaining Your Waste Stream Profiles we began to discuss what goes into the creation of a profile as well maintaining them. A necessary part of completing waste profiles is understanding what a hazardous waste is, so let’s discuss the four characteristics of hazardous wastes.
Shipping hazardous materials and wastes come with their own sets of regulations that must be strictly adhered to, or your facility can risk many fines. In our blog, Top 7 Reasons Your Hazardous Waste Management is Out of Compliance, we discuss the many regulations that go into ground shipments.
Does your facility frequently ship routine hazardous waste streams? If so you have heard of a waste stream profile. These are required by the EPA when shipping wastes. Waste stream profiles are used if an accident occurs and hazmat crews need to be able to identify waste streams and safely clean a contaminated area.
When hazardous chemicals are being used, handled, or stored, hazardous safety equipment is should be nearby. As part of a contingency plan, it is required that all staff know about the emergency procedures and safety equipment that are on site.
Growing up, you may have had fun going into chemistry class to learn about different chemicals. Discovering how chemicals interact with one another and what goes into their compounds. However, the thought of what happens to the chemicals that aren’t used or where the used ones get discarded probably never crossed your mind.
Home Hazardous Material Home hazardous material are around us during everyday activities. You can find these products around your house, like household cleaners, paints, and even aerosol cans. Many people do not realize that many products they purchase have hazardous constituents. Each item that contains a hazardous material should not be thrown in the general trash.
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is a set of guidelines to ensure safe handling, transport, use, and disposal of hazardous materials. It was developed by the United Nations as an international attempt to create a uniform system that other countries can use for a universal labeling system.
A hazardous waste generator is any person(s) who produce a hazardous waste that falls under definitions of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The EPA breaks down generators into three generator statuses based upon the amount of hazardous waste they produce.
In Top 11 Hazardous Waste Management Violations – Part I, we began discussing hazardous waste violations, and you learned what the top 5 most common violations are within the hazardous waste industry. Let’s jump right in with violation #6. 6.