SevenGen’s guided training program covers hazardous waste management laws and regulations, including proper recognition and identification strategies for hazardous waste. Participants gain a deep understanding of safe management and handling of onsite hazardous waste, and guidance for selecting appropriate labels and markings for waste containers. Our course addresses best-practices and procedures for preparing shipments for transportation to treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDF), with emphasizes on the importance of recordkeeping to ensure compliance and facilitate enforcement measures.
- An overview of hazardous waste management laws and regulations
- A guide to complying with the myriad of hazardous waste regulations, including hazardous waste recognition and identification
- Safe management and handling of onsite hazardous waste
- Proper label selection and marking of wase containers, shipment preparation for transportation to treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDF)
- Recordkeeping for compliance and enforcement
Objectives:
- Understand the background and need for RCRA hazardous waste regulations.
- Understand how waste accumulation works.
- Understand the basic toxicology and terminology related to hazardous waste.
- Be able to accurately fill out a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
- Meet the requirements of 49 CFR Part 172.704 for certification in hazardous waste transportation.
- Know how to identify and manage hazardous waste.
- Be able to determine generator status and maintain facility compliance with hazardous waste regulations.
- Recognize regulations for recordkeeping and reporting.
- Locate and use the Federal hazardous materials and hazardous waste regulations.
- Properly label and mark hazardous waste containers for shipment
- Complete manifests for hazardous waste
- Select proper packaging for hazardous materials.
- Develop appropriate emergency response information to accompany shipments.
