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Environmental Management Courses

Emergency Planning and Emergency Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)

Goal:

The student will identify the origin and goals of EPCRA and recognize the reporting requirements of the four major areas: emergency planning, emergency release, MSDS submissions and chemical inventory reporting, and toxic chemical release reporting.

Objectives:

  • Identify the origin and goals of the EPCRA regulation.
  • Identify the four specific types of chemicals listed in the regulation.
  • Identify the emergency planning requirements of Section 302 and 303.
  • Identify the emergency release notification requirements of Section 304, including release possibilities at a facility.
  • Identify the requirements and exemptions for MSDS submissions in Section 311 and chemical inventory reporting in Section 312, specifically Tier II reporting.
  • Identify the requirements of toxic chemical release reporting in Section 313.

Hazardous Waste Management

Goal:

Define a hazardous waste, recognize standards that regulate hazardous waste, and identify requirements of hazardous waste management.

Objectives:

  • Identify the purpose of a waste management program.
  • Define the categories of waste, including hazardous, universal, “potentially" hazardous, and nonhazardous.
  • Identify the purpose for regulating hazardous waste, which regulatory standards apply to hazardous waste management, and the three classifications of waste generators under RCRA.
  • Recognize the criteria for determining if “you” generate a hazardous waste.
  • Identify the container, labeling, and storage requirements for hazardous waste.
  • Identify the requirements for developing and implementing an inspection program for hazardous waste.
  • Identify transportation and disposal requirements for hazardous waste.
  • Identify the requirements for emergency preparedness and contingency planning.
  • Recognize the requirements for training personnel, reporting, and recordkeeping.
  • Identify typical hazardous wastes, universal wastes, and potentially hazardous wastes.
  • Identify proper management and disposal procedures for typical hazardous, universal, and potentially hazardous wastes.
  • Recognize methods for minimizing the generation of hazardous waste and evaluating those methods.

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