2408668339 | RCRA solid waste | Garbage, refuge, or sludge that are solid, liquid, semisolid, gas containing, or other-excluded | 0 | |
2408676296 | When RCRA solid waste becomes hazardous waste | Listed by EPA, possess hazardous characteristics such as being ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic, increase mortality or severe injury, and pose a potential hazard to humans or the environment if improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed, or managed | 1 | |
2408682297 | RCRA hazardous waste regulations vary if | Generated by a SQG, reused, recycled, or reclaimed, are a sludge or contain a listed EPA waste, or the handler is a generator, transporter, or owner-operator of a treatment, storage, or disposal facility | 2 | |
2408685911 | Controls for hazardous waste | Eliminate, reduce quantity, compaction, reduce/recycle/reclaim, containment, storage, separation, pretreatment, detoxification, treatment, and disposal by buriel, deep well injection, or incineration | 3 | |
2408689499 | Hazardous waste distribution is managed by | EPA ID number, manifests, tracking, identification, and disposal | 4 | |
2408691733 | Eight sections of RCRA | 1. Identification 2. Labeling/packing/transportation 3. Disposal facilities 4. Permitting of disposal facilities 5. State programs 6. Facility Inspections 7. Civil and criminal penalties for violators 8. LQGs (1000kg or more/month), SQGs (100 to 1000kg/month), and CESQGs (less than 100kg/month) | 5 | |
2408723691 | CERCLA | Superfund to cleanup hazardous waste sites with strict, several, and joint liability | 6 | |
2408724846 | SARA III | EPCRA, RTK, and emergency response planning | 7 | |
2408726107 | OSHA HAZWOPER | Site analysis, control, training, medical surveillance, air monitoring, PPE, information, decontamination, and emergency response | 8 | |
2408728591 | NWPA | Nuclear Waste Policy Act for protecting public health, creating a repository for spent fuel, and a nuclear waste fund for disposal programs | 9 | |
2408728094 | HAZMAT | Any solid, liquid, or gas that can harm people, living organisms, property, or the environment | 10 | |
2527628781 | Density | Mass per unit volume | 11 | |
2527632012 | Specific Gravity | Ratio of density of material to density of water | 12 | |
2527635277 | Vapor density | Weight of volume of gas or vapor compared to an equal volume of air | 13 | |
2527639096 | Solubility | Dissolve in solvent to form a solution | 14 | |
2527641209 | Periodic table has | 118 elements with symbols, atomic number, atomic mass, and isotopes | 15 | |
2527646019 | Concentrations are measured in | ppm, ppb, or mg/m3 | 16 | |
2527650035 | Physical hazards of HAZMAT | Engulfment, overpressurization, slip/trip/falls, crushing, fires/explosions, corrosion, thermal decomposition, and water reactivity | 17 | |
2527657073 | Cause of HAZMAT fires and explosions | Shock, sensitivity, friction, chemical rxns, ignition, oxygen enrichment, and a sudden release of pressure | 18 | |
2527666145 | Water reactive chemicals | Alkali metals; metal hydrides, amides, and halides; organic and inorganic acid halides, phosphorous pentoxide, calcium carbide, and anhydrides of low molecular weight | 19 | |
2527680084 | Alkali metals | Na, Li, and K | 20 | |
2527682758 | Alkali metal hydrides | LiH, CaH2, LiAlH4, and NaBH4 | 21 | |
2527688755 | Metal amides | NaNH2 | 22 | |
2527700670 | EPA Classification of LQG | >1000kg/month, >1kg acute/month no storage limit, and 90 day storage | 23 | |
2527706114 | EPA Classification of SQG | >100kg/month, >1kg acute/month, storage of 6000kg/13,200lbs for 180 days or 270 days if site is 200 miles away | 24 | |
2527720197 | EPA Classification of CESQG | < or = 100kg/month, <=1kg acute/month, <= 1000 kg storage with no time limit | 25 | |
2527756278 | Two kinds of response actions | Short term removal or long term remedial response | 26 | |
2527761407 | CERCLA revised the National Contingency Plan with | Guidelines and procedures to respond to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants | 27 | |
2527788271 | CERCLA established | Requirements for abandoned hazardous waste sites, liability of responsible persons, and a trust fund for cleanup | 28 | |
2527799887 | SARA 1986 | Amended Superfund, stressed permanent remedies and innovative treatment technologies, consideration of standards and requirements in other states, enforcement authority, focus on human health, greater citizen participation, and increased trust fund to $8.5 billion | 29 | |
2527819814 | SARA 1986 revised | The HRS to assess degree of risk to human health and the environment by uncontrolled hazardous waste sites on NPL | 30 | |
2527830231 | TSCA | Information on new and existing chemical substances causing unreasonable risk to human health and the environment | 31 | |
2527836557 | Title I TSCA | Control of hazardous substances | 32 | |
2527841079 | Title II TSCA | AHERA | 33 | |
2527844391 | Title III TSCA | Indoor Air Radon Abatement | 34 | |
2527845863 | Title IV TSCA | Lead based paint exposure | 35 | |
2527850074 | EPCRA 1986 | Protect public from chemical emergencies and also known as SARA III | 36 | |
2527858740 | FIFRA 1972 | Pesticide registration requirements and classification as general or restricted use | 37 | |
2527863739 | AHERA 1986 | Title II of TSCA required accreditation of personnel working on asbestos in schools, public and commercial buildings (ASHARA) | 38 | |
2527876646 | Under Title II of TSCA removal is only required to | Prevent significant exposure during renovation or demolition | 39 | |
2527883245 | Under Title II of TSCA in place asbestos management program requires | Asbestos containing material to remain undisturbed and in good condition | 40 | |
2527891299 | HAZCOM 29 CFR 1910.1200 | Ensure chemicals are evaluated for hazards to employers and employees with labels, warnings, SDSs, and training | 41 | |
2527901342 | DOT Hazard Class 1.1-1.6 | Explosives | 42 | |
2527903630 | DOT Hazard Class 2.1 | Flammable gas | 43 | |
2527907088 | DOT Hazard Class 2.2 | Non flammable compressed gas | 44 | |
2527909322 | DOT Hazard Class 2.3 | Toxic/poisonous gas | 45 | |
2527913912 | DOT Hazard Class 3 | Flammable liquid FP < 141F or Combustible liquid FP 141F to 200F | 46 | |
2527925075 | DOT Hazard Class 4.1 | Flammable solid | 47 | |
2527927096 | DOT Hazard Class 4.2 | Spontaneous combustible | 48 | |
2527929242 | DOT Hazard Class 4.3 | Dangerous when wet | 49 | |
2527932531 | DOT Hazard Class 5.1 | Oxidizers | 50 | |
2527935238 | DOT Hazard Class 5.2 | Organic peroxides | 51 | |
2527935239 | DOT Hazard Class 6.1 | Toxic substances | 52 | |
2527935240 | DOT Hazard Class 6.2 | Infectious substances | 53 | |
2527942820 | DOT Hazard Class 7 | Radioactive | 54 | |
2527942821 | DOT Hazard Class 8 | Corrosives | 55 | |
2527948445 | DOT Hazard Class 9 | Miscellaneous | 56 | |
2527953202 | Hazardous waste operations occur at | uncontrolled, abandoned, seriously degraded sites with a large amount and variety of unknown substances | 57 | |
2527962650 | Three things needed to plan and organize a hazardous waste operation | Comprehensive work plan, specific phases of operation, and a site specific health and safety plan | 58 | |
2527970384 | Training required by hazardous waste operations | Safety plan, SWPs, hazards, emergencies, vehicles, field equipment, HAZMAT handling, storage, and transportation, employee rights and responsibilities, safe sampling techniques, and ppe use, care, and limitation | 59 | |
2527985172 | Medical surveillance | Pre-employment screening, medical evaluation, termination examination, emergency/non-emergency treatment, record-keeping, and program review | 60 | |
2527992144 | Site characterization | ID site hazards, select worker protection methods, conduct offsite characterization and reconnaissance, onsite surveys, and ongoing monitoring once the site is safe. | 61 | |
2528005700 | Air monitoring | Identification and quantification of airborne contaminants, specific medical monitoring to aid in PPE selection, assess health effects of exposure, and delineation of areas needing protection | 62 | |
2528016322 | Site control | Minimize contamination, protect public from hazards, and prevent vandalism | 63 | |
2528021240 | Decontamination | Remove or neutralize contaminants on personnel or equipment | 64 |
Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Flashcards
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