Hazardous Materials Handling Flashcards
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An auditor discovers that a facility's satellite accumulation area (SAA) contains 65 gallons of flammable solvent waste in a single container. What is the primary violation?
Answer: SAAs are limited to 55 gallons of hazardous waste or 1 quart of acute hazardous waste
RCRA regulations limit satellite accumulation areas to 55 gallons of hazardous waste (or 1 quart of acute hazardous waste) per waste stream at or near the point of generation.
Under OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standard, which level of training is required for workers who regularly work on a hazardous waste clean-up site?
Answer: 40-hour initial training plus 3 days supervised field experience
HAZWOPER 29 CFR 1910.120(e) requires general site workers to complete 40 hours of initial training plus a minimum of 3 days supervised field experience.
Which Section of EPCRA requires facilities to report annual releases of listed toxic chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)?
Answer: Section 313
EPCRA Section 313 requires covered facilities to submit annual Form R reports to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory for listed toxic chemicals above threshold quantities.
A facility generates polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) waste from transformer oil. Which federal regulation primarily governs PCB disposal?
Answer: TSCA (40 CFR Part 761)
PCB disposal is governed by TSCA regulations at 40 CFR Part 761, which set concentration thresholds and approved disposal methods independent of RCRA.
During a facility inspection, an auditor finds secondary containment for a chemical storage area is cracked and does not hold liquid. The secondary containment must be capable of holding:
Answer: At least 10% of total container volume or the volume of the largest container, whichever is greater
RCRA 40 CFR 264.175/265.175 requires secondary containment to hold at least 10% of total container volume or the volume of the largest container, whichever is greater.
Which of the following is a key requirement when transporting a hazardous waste from a generator to a licensed TSDF under RCRA?
Answer: A Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest must accompany each shipment
RCRA requires a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest to travel with each hazardous waste shipment from generator to TSDF to track the waste cradle-to-grave.
A drum of hazardous waste has been stored at a large quantity generator (LQG) facility for 88 days. Under RCRA, what action must occur?
Answer: The waste must be shipped off-site before the 90-day accumulation limit is exceeded
LQGs must ship hazardous waste off-site within 90 days; with only 2 days remaining, the waste should be shipped immediately to avoid a storage permit violation.