Author: Summers PressPublisher: Aspen Pub
ISBN: 9780735587823
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
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Book Description
The Hazardous Waste Compliance Guide helps employers easily understand the most important hazardous waste regulations that affect their business. It explains the basic links between employee safety regulations and hazardous waste. the Guide also asks and answers fundamental questions regarding the handling and reduction of hazardous waste. The Guide includes in depth discussion of OSHA's Hazard Communication (Employee-Right-to-Know) Standard, which is one of the most commonly cited OSHA standards, and is among the standards for which employers pay the most in annual fines and penalties. The Hazardous Waste Compliance Guide provides an overview of the major federal laws that address hazardous waste: the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and its implementing regulations and amendments; the Risk Management Plan under the Clean Air Act; and the Storm Water Program and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure regulations under the Clean Water Act EPA's regulatory scheme rewards waste minimization. the Guide discusses minimizing waste by either reducing the volume of waste or reducing its toxicity. Included are minimization techniques for both hazardous and non-hazardous waste (with special emphasis on recycling) and requirements that apply to "universal wastes." The Hazardous Waste Compliance Guide comes with five sample safety plans required by EPA and/or OSHA. This edition of the Guide also includes discussion of these and other current topics: ;Discussion of recent regulatory action including these and others: changes to the definition of "solid waste"; changes to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) "listed" wastes; changes to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan regulations; changes to the List of Extremely Hazardous Substances for Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) reporting; and increases in environmental penalties ;New state-specific universal waste and manifest requirement charts, plus a new chart comparing the different program levels for Risk Management Plans ;New checklists on hazardous waste transportation and disposal, RMP submissions, UST spill and overfill requirements, correct filling of USTs, and flammable and combustible materials under OSHA ;Discussion of two new reporting formats, the TRI-ME software for TRI reporting and the RMP*eSubmit software for Risk Management Plan (RMP) submissions, the use of which will now generally be required for submittal to EPA
