40 Hour HazWoper Training

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40 Hour HazWoper Training

• Presented by
• Matthew Parker, CIH, CSP, ARM

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• An amendment to the Solid Waste Disposal Act
  promulgated by the Congress in 1976.
• Actually resulted from the wastes created by air
  and water quality controls established earlier.
• Air/Water controls produced scrubber sludges and
  solids that were hazardous and there were no
  rules..

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• To provide technical and financial assistance for
  the development of mgmt plans and facilities for
  the recovery of energy and other resources from
  discarded materials and for the safe disposal of
  discarded materials and to regulate the
  management of hazardous wastes.
• The central concept is Cradle to Grave.

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• The goals of the act are
• to protect human health and the environment
• to reduce waste and conserve energy and natural
  resources
• to reduce or eliminate the generation of
  hazardous wastes.

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Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA)

• RCRA was amended and greatly expanded in 1984 by
  HSWA
• Small quantity generators
• Reqs for waste minimization
• Exports of hazardous wastes
• Regulation of waste oil/recycling
• Recycling and waste-to-fuel regs

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Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA)

• More RCRA changes
• Stricter regs on hazwaste storage
• Stricter design/const of landfills
• Groundwater monitoring
• Permit applications
• Pre RCRA permit requirements
• Land Disposal Restrictions

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Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA)

• Increased Penalties
• Up to 1 Million for an individual
• Up to 1 Billion for a corporation
• 1987
• 6000 compliance orders issued
• 24 million in fines (13M criminal)
• 228 years, 360 years pending

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• RCRA is an EPA function
• Other regulatory Agencies that have related
  issues are
• OSHA
• DOT
• USCG

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• Other guidance for Johnston Atoll
• Department of Defense
• Department of the Army
• Department of the Navy
• Defense Logistics Agency

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• OSHA
• established in 1970
• Requires employers provide a safe and healthful
  workplace.
• Related Regulations
• HazComm, HazWoper,
• PELs, Flammable Storage

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• DOT
• Oldest of the three Agencies
• Created to ensure the safety of people and
  property as related to all forms of
  transportation
• Related Standards are
• HazMat Transportation Act
• Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• EPA
• Established in early 70s to protect the overall
  environment.
• The EPA has four types of laws
• Chemical use assessment
• Chemical byproduct research
• Chemical transport
• Chemical waste control

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• RCRA is a chemical waste control law
• It addresses waste generators
• transporters
• treatment storage and disposal facilities.

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RCRA Training

• Training as it applies Hazardous Waste Generators
  is in 40CFR262
• It references the requirements of TSD facilities
  training
• HW mgmt, contingency plans
• comms/alarms, monitoring equip
• incident response, shutdown

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RCRA Training

• Much of this training is covered by other
  specific courses.
• It is required within 6 months of assignment to a
  facility or duty handling hazardous wastes
• We will fill the gaps

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RCRA SubtitlesPromulgated into 40CFR260-270

• A - General Provisions
• B - Creates Office of Solid Waste
• C - HazWaste Management
• D - State or Regional Plans
• E - Dept of Commerce Responsibilities
• F - Federal Responsibilities
• G - Miscellaneous Provisions
• H - Research, development, info
• I - Underground Storage Tanks

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RCRA - Subtitle CHazWaste Management

• Identifying Wastes
• Regulating Generators
• Regulating TSDs
• TSD permits
• State Programs
• Inspecting
• Enforcement
• Public Participation

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RCRA - Subtitle CHazWaste Management

• Hazardous Waste is a solid (liquid) waste or
  combination of wastes that due to quantity,
  concentration, or properties may
• cause or contribute to an increase in mortality,
  serious irreversible, or reversible
  incapacitating illness
• pose a substantial present or potential hazard to
  human health or environment when improperly
  treated, stored, or disposed.

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Intro to RCRADiscussion

• What are the four type of EPA laws?
• When was RCRA passed into law?
• When was it amended by HSWA?
• What parts of the CFR contain RCRA?
• What is a TSD?
• What does RCRA stand for?
• What other agencies have related standards?