Hazardous Materials Regulations Archives

Why You Need a Hazmat Emergency Response Plan in Place

Hazmat emergency response plans are required by law for any company, business, or institution that works with hazardous materials. Operators and personnel at facilities that manage hazardous materials must know what to do and how to react in the event that an accident occurs.

Best Practices for Pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste Management: A Guide for Hazardous Waste Generators

Pharmaceutical hazardous waste management is a serious issue businesses cannot overlook. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pharmaceutical waste is generated in large quantities nationwide, leading to potential environmental and health risks.

How to Reduce Your Waste Generator Status

Hazardous waste generator status is assigned to any company or institution that produces hazardous waste. Status, in effect, is a designation which is determined by the volume of hazardous waste accumulated at a facility or site in a calendar month.

Regulation and Management of Solar Panel Waste

No sense of irony is lost when the discussion turns to hazardous solar panel waste. Long cited as a clean energy source and an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuel, it turns out that there’s a catch.

When Do You Need to Acquire a Hazardous Waste Permit?

With few exceptions, facilities and businesses that produce hazardous waste must acquire a hazardous waste permit. Any facility or business that generates, treats, stores, or disposes of hazardous wastes, or has plans to do so on an ongoing basis, must carry a hazardous waste permit.

Understanding the EPA’S “PFAS Strategic Roadmap” as a Hazardous Waste Generator

Recognition of the threat from PFAS contamination finally culminated with a 2018 CDC review that confirmed what decades of research had already indicated—that PFAS contamination is a serious threat to human health and the environment.

Learn the Basics of Compliant Hazardous Waste Training

Hazardous waste training is mandated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) under the authority of the EPA. If your facility generates any hazardous waste, to comply with the law, the act requires that employees who handle the waste be adequately trained.

How to Determine Your Hazardous Waste Generator Status

For any business, industry or institution that produces hazardous waste, your hazardous waste generator status will be determined by the amount of waste you may accumulate at your facility or site at one time.

4 Ways Companies Fail DOT Hazmat Regulations (and How to Stay in Compliance)

DOT hazmat regulations are in place for a good reason—shipping hazardous material is risky business. Materials are classified as hazardous when they pose a risk to health, safety, property, and the environment. Any materials that hold hazardous properties are strictly regulated for shipping by the U.S. Department of Transportation, i.e., the DOT.

Laboratory Waste Management 101: Ways to Improve Your Output

Laboratories will always inevitably produce hazardous waste, which, if improperly managed, can lead to safety issues, damage to the environment, or even catastrophic accidents. By reducing the amount of waste generated and altering how it’s managed, you can prevent health and safety risks and improve the efficiency of your system.