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Hazardous Waste Management Plan

   

Added on  2020-03-23

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Running Head: CONTINGENCY PLAN1Contingency Plan(Institutional Affiliation)(Name of student)Contingency Plan
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CONTINGENCY PLAN 2Overview Of Hazardous Waste Management The basic standards that govern and regulate the hazardous waste generators in the United States are provided for under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). According to this Act, all persons producing hazardous waste are subject to comply with the regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) in the 262 part. The regulations are purposely enacted to see to it that, all wastes that are hazardous are identified and handled with utmost appropriateness and safety to prevent harm to the environment and at the same time ensuring that the day to day business activities are not interfered with(Towne, 2013). As the environmental manager at the college I have been hired, I find waste management critical. As such, this essay details a proposed hazardous management of the facility.Managing Hazardous Waste On-siteAt this point, the hazardous waste is determined and safely accumulated. The hazardous waste determination shall involve the waste generator finding out if a waste is truly regulated or not (Towne, 2013). Essentially, understanding how a waste turns out to be hazardous is a critical measure by the generator to see to it that he/she devises proper disposal procedures to avoid lethal impacts on both the human health and the entire environment. In determining and labeling a waste as hazardous, the following characteristics of the waste shall be evaluated; corrosivity, toxicity, ignitability, reactivity andshall be assigned the D code (Environmental Protection Agency , 2001). For example, D001, D002 and,D003 constitute ignitable, corrosive and reactive wastes respectively. After determination, waste accumulation follows. As regards accumulation, the determined waste is put into a Central Accumulation Area following the ADEQ regulations. While storing, care must be taken to ensure separation of wastes that are chemically incompatible. Also, in the Central Accumulation Area, fully-functioning safety equipment including spill cleanup materials, eyewash and fire extinquishers shall be installed. On a weekly basis, Central Accumulation Area shall be inspected to a check a number of
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