RCRA Compliance

Course Design:

• Narrated e-learning modules

Successful Course Completion:

• Requires successful completion of knowledge assessment.

Course Outline:

About HAZMAT

• Hazardous Material Transportation Act (HMTA)
• Hazardous Material Regulations
• Enforcement Authorities
• Penalties
• Employee Training Requirements
• Administrative Training Requirements
• HAZMAT Definitions
  • Hazardous Material
  • HAZMAT Employee
  • Cycle of Transportation
  • Shipper
  • Hazardous Substance
  • Reportable Quantity (RQ)
  • Marine Pollutant
• Hazard Classes
  • Class 1 – Explosives
  • Class 2 – Compressed Gases
  • Class 3 – Flammable Liquids
  • Class 4 – Flammable Solids
  • Class 5 – Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
  • Class 6 – Poisonous and Infectious Materials
  • Class 7 – Radioactive Materials
  • Class 8 – Corrosive Materials
  • Class 9 – Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
• Five Steps to HAZMAT Compliance

Step 1 – Classification

• Obtain Shipping Description
• Review the Hazardous Material Table
  • Column 2 – Material Description, Proper Shipping Name
  • Column 3 – Hazard Class/Division
  • Column 4 – Identification Numbers

Step 2 – Packaging

• General Packaging Requirements
• Review Hazardous Material Table
  • Column 5 – Packing Groups
    • PG I, II, III
  • Column 7 – Special Provisions
  • Column 8 – Packaging Requirements
• UN Specification Codes
  • • Example on Box and Drum
• Performance Orientation Packaging Example

Step 3 – Marking/Labeling

• Marking Requirements
• Labeling Requirements
• Marking/Label Sizes
• Marking/Label Examples
• Additional Labels on Package
• Additional Container Markings

Step 4 – Shipping Papers

• General Requirements
• Shipping Paper Examples
• Additional Requirements
• Shipper’s Certification
• Hazardous/Non-Hazardous Materials
• Accessibility
• Retention
• Emergency Response Information
• Emergency Response Guidebook
  • Define colored sections

Step 5 – Placarding

• General Requirements
• Placard Examples
  • Required Size
• Placard Determination
  • Non-Bulk
  • Bulk
• Placarding Empty or Unpurged Tanks
• Placard Location/Visibility
• Placard Flow Chart

HAZMAT Safety

• Loading/Unloading HAZMAT
• Review HAZMAT Segregation Charts
• Carrier Requirements
  • Highway
  • Air
  • Rail
  • Water
• Vessel Segregation Chart

HAZMAT Security Awareness

• Training Requirements
• Awareness
• Recognition
• Potential Targets
• Security Risks
• Security Checklist
• Security Plans

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• Overview of RCRA
• Goals of RCRA
• The 3 Elements
  • The Act
  • The Regulations
  • Guidance and Policies
• Related Acts and Regulations
  • CERCLA
  • Clean Air Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • SARA
  • EPCRA
  • HAZWOPER
• Subtitles and their Provisions

Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste

• Terms
  • Solid Waste
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Exclusions
  • Cradle-to-Grave
  • Generators
  • Transporters
  • Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDF)
• Identification Criteria
  • Is the material in question a solid waste?
  • Is the material excluded from the definition of solid waste or hazardous waste?
  • Is the waste a listed or characteristic hazardous waste?
    • Toxic listed waste
    • Acute hazardous waste
    • Characteristic hazardous waste
  • Identification Criteria: Listed Wastes
    • F list
    • K list
    • P and U lists
  • Is the waste delisted?
• Characteristics of Hazardous Wastes
  • Ignitability
  • Corrosivity
  • Reactivity
  • Toxicity
• Special Regulatory Conventions
• Mixed Wastes

Hazardous Waste Generators

• Three categories - based on the amount of hazardous waste generated per calendar month
• LQGs and SQGs Requirements
• VSQG/CESQGs Requirements
• Importing/Exporting
• Farmer exclusions and Academic entities

Transporters of Hazardous Waste

• Definitions
  • Regulated transporter
  • Transfer Facilities
• The RCRA Subtitle C regulation requirements
• EPA Identification Number
• The Manifest
  • Required Forms
  • General Requirements
  • Required Information on Completed Forms
  • Using the Manifest System
  • The Electronic Manifest
  • Rejected Waste
  • Manifest Requirements for Water and Rail Transporters
  • Special Exemptions for Resource Recovery and Recycling
• Handling Hazardous Waste Discharge
  • Must be prepared for an accident
  • Notification and diking
  • Contacting NRC
  • Role of NRC and local authorities
• Additional Regulatory Requirements
  • Transporters becoming storage facilities
  • Transporters becoming generators

TSD Facilities

• Overview
• Definitions
  • Treatment
  • Storage
  • Disposal
  • Disposal facilities
    • Permitted facilities
    • Interim status facilities
  • Operation and Management Standards
    • Compliance with:
  • Standards for the variety of TSDF units
  • Closure
    • Requirements
    • Post closure/Final disposal
  • Financial assurance
    • Closure
    • Liability
  • Ground Water and Air Resources
    • Ground Water Protection
    • Air Resources Protection

Land Disposal Restrictions

• Overview
• Components
  • Disposal Prohibition
  • Dilution Prohibition
  • Storage Prohibition

Hazardous Waste Combustion

• Overview
• Regulations

Hazardous Waste Permit Program

• Permitting
• Permitting Scope
• Permitting Process
• Various Types of Permits
  • Interim Status
  • Special Provisions
  • Standardized Permit

State Hazardous Waste Programs

• Overview
  • State Authorization

Specific Hazardous Wastes and Facilities

• Part 266

Universal Waste Management

• What is Universal Waste?
• Universal Waste Program

Used Oil

• Overview
• Regulation
  • Recycling Presumption
• Identification
• Used Oil as a Hazardous Waste
  • Rebuttable Presumption
• Storage Requirements
• Burning Restrictions

Underground Storage Tanks

• Overview
• Regulatory Requirements

Post Training Evaluation:

• The employer shall ensure that each employee is evaluated to confirm that he/she understands the information provided in the training.

Reference Material / Documents:

Title 40 of the CFR, Parts 239-282

DOT 49 CFR 171-180

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