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Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste
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Every year, 3.36 billion lbs of toxic waste is disposed of or released into the environment
Waste categories can include solid waste, exploration and production waste, universal waste, and hazardous waste
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Hazardous waste is a solid, liquid, or gaseous material with certain properties that could be dangerous to human health or the environment
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In regulatory terms, hazardous waste is waste that appears on one of the four Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste lists or displays one of the four characteristics of hazardous waste: ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and toxic
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Characteristic Description
Ignitable Catches fire under certain conditions
Corrosive Corrodes metal or has a very high or low pH
Reactive Unstable and explodes or produces toxic fumes, gases, and vapors when mixed with water or under other conditions, such as heat or pressure
Toxic Harmful or fatal when ingested or absorbed, or it leaches toxic chemicals into the soil or ground water when disposed of on land
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Hazardous waste is generated from many sources, such as
Chemical manufacturing Metal production Metal fabrication Petroleum processing
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Some ways to reduce waste include Using catalysts to speed up chemical
reactions and convert oil into useful products efficiently
Recovering products from process waters Using cogeneration (generating electricity
and steam for facility use; allows waste heat to be captured for use in refinery processes) Using collection sites to properly
dispose of motor oil
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Many companies are required to have a waste management plan that gives workers information on proper disposal procedures
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It is your company’s responsibility to make sure every effort is made to prevent hazardous waste spills and to clean them up immediately
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The purpose of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule is to help facilities prevent a discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines
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The SPCC applies to a facility that Stores, transfers, uses, or consumes oil or oil
products, such as diesel fuel, gasoline, and lube oil
Stores more than 1,320 US gal in aboveground containers (only count containers with 55 gal or greater storage capacity) or more than 42,000 gal in completely buried containers Could reasonably be expected to discharge
oil into navigable waters of the US or adjoining shorelines, such as lakes,
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The SPCC rule requires facility owners or operators to create and use an SPCC plan
The planMust be in writing and maintained at the facilityMay include the facility’s storage capacity,
discharge prevention measures and drainage controls, ways to dispose of recovered
materials, and emergency contact lists and phone numbers
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Some safety precautions for storing and handling hazardous waste drums and containers to prevent leaks and spills include Unlabeled drums and containers must be considered
hazardous and handled accordingly until the contents are positively identified and labeled
Fire extinguishing equipment must be on hand and ready for use to control incipient fires
Workers not actually involved in opening drums or containers must be kept a safe distance away from
the drums or containers being opened
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The first step of an emergency response operation is to observe that a spill or release has happened
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Workers can usually detect an emergency release through their senses
Signs of a hazardous release can include Liquid in unusual places A high pitched whistling
sound
Strange odors Visible vapors, fumes,
bubbles, or foam
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Review your company’s emergency response plan to find out what the company considers an emergency release
Depending on the size and location of the release, it may be necessary to get
state and local emergency response organizations and agencies involved
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Workers who perform hazardous waste cleanup operations or perform hazardous waste operations at treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities in both general and construction industriesrequire special training
Untrained workers must not respond to a hazardous spill
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There are five levels of HAZWOPER training
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Training Level DutyFirst Responder –Awareness Level
Workers who may witness or discover a hazardous substance release and have been trained to start an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities about the release; do nothing beyond notifying the authorities
First Responder –Operations Level
Workers who respond defensively to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances by containing the release from a safe distance, keeping the release from spreading, and preventing nearby workers from being exposed; must not attempt to plug, patch, or stop the release; must only set up initial site control
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Training Level DutyHazardous Materials Technician
Responds to stop the release and knows how to implement the company’s plan and carry out decontamination
Hazardous Materials Specialist
Requires specific knowledge of the substances to be contained and acts as the point of contact with all government authorities
On-scene incident commander
Assumes control of the scene and implements the command system, the company’s plan, and state and local emergency response plans
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Hazardous waste can be dangerous to human health and the environment, and must be managed by trained workers. Stay informed and know how to act if there is a leak or spill.
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1. ______________ is a solid, liquid, or gaseous material with certain properties that could be dangerous to human health or the environment.
A. Hazardous wasteB. Industrial hygieneC. ContrabandD. Behavior based safety
2. The four characteristics of hazardous waste are ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and _______________.
A. SolidB. ToxicC. InvisibleD. Color
3. Many companies are required to have a(n) _______________ that gives workers information on proper disposal procedures.
A. Emergency action planB. Job safety analysisC. Safety meetingD. Waste management plan
4. It is _______________ responsibility to make sure every effort is made to prevent hazardous waste spills and to clean them up immediately.
A. Your company’sB. YourC. Your supervisor’sD. Your mentor’s
5. The purpose of the _______________ rule is to help facilities prevent a discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.
A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
B. Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
C. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
D. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
6. The first step of an emergency response operation is to ________________.
A. Try to contain the spillB. Call the authoritiesC. Observe that a spill or
release has happenedD. Block off the area
where the emergency is happening
7. An emergency release can usually be detected through a(n) ________________.
A. Safety meetingB. Operator complaintC. Worker’s sensesD. Forklift certification
evaluation
8. Signs of a hazardous release can include liquid in unusual places, a high pitched whistling sound, strange odors, and _______________.
A. Adverse weatherB. Personal protective
equipmentC. Safety cansD. Visible vapors, fumes,
bubbles, or foam
9. There are ________________ levels of HAZWOPER training.
A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six
10. Untrained workers must ________________ respond to a hazardous spill.
A. AlwaysB. NotC. ImmediatelyD. Call for help then
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