RCRA (includes DOT Hazmat) 8 Hour
Prerequisites: This course shall have no formal pre-requisite.
Course Length: 8 hours – Course length shall vary epending on the number of delegates. Total course time includes breaks.
Class Size: The maximum number of delegates that may be trained and tested per instructor shall be thirty–five (35) in the classroom session.
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Course Objective
- To provide delegates an overview of RCRA that can be used to perform their duties in compliance with the regulations.
- To inform delegates about the hazards associated with the management of hazardous waste.
- To prepare delegates to prevent injury or incident using hazard communication, personal protection equipment, and safe work procedures.
- To understand hazardous waste management procedures, including complying with accumulation and storage requirements.
- To provide delegates with techniques to respond effectively to hazardous waste emergencies in the workplace.
Course Design
- Power Point© / Lecture / Audio Video / Visual Aids
Successful Course Completion
- Requires a minimum score of 75% or better.
- Grades shall be calculated by dividing the number of questions answered correctly by the total number of exam questions.
- Delegates will have no more than thirty (30) minutes to complete the exam.
Course Content Summary
- Classroom
Breaks: 10 minutes (approximately every hour)
Lunch: 1 hour
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
- Column 5 – Packing Groups
- 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 o 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
Training Center Provided Material
- Course Materials
Delegate Requirements
- None
Reference Material / Documents
Title 40 of the CFR, Parts 239-282
DOT 49 CFR 171-180
- Course ID #: MA174