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WHO MUST ATTEND?
Personnel responsible for any hazardous waste management procedures, including environmental coordinators, managers, engineers, and hazardous waste handlers. Annual training is required under 40 CFR 262.34 and 265.16.

BENEFITS

-	Program includes a 500+ page course manual with an index for 40 CFR 260-268 and a current copy of the DOT HazMat Table. Please note that this workshop consists of lectures, work projects, question & answer sessions and testing. Participants must attend and participate in all classroom sessions to receive a certificate of successful achievement.
-	One year free hotline service to answer your questions and to help you apply what you have learned. (*Reminder notices one month in advance of your re-certification date.)

TOPICS

Laws and Regulations Overview
-	Learn and understand what they are, how they interact with each other and how they affect your job.
Liability Issues
-	Understand the seriousness and complexity of hazardous waste problems and the liabilities risked for non-compliance.
-	Learn appropriate inspection protocol before the inspector shows up with tips for avoiding the most common mistakes organizations make during inspections.
-	Review the RCRA Civil Penalty Policy and actual civil monetary penalty case studies.
Hazardous Waste Identification
-	Understand the chemical and physical properties of your waste.
-	Learn EPA’s Hazardous Waste Compatibility Protocol for storing your wastes.
-	Practical exercises to help you perform your hazardous waste determinations and to understand land disposal restrictions.
Generator's Responsibilities
-	Manifesting [including new manifest form], personnel training, packaging, pre-transport marking/labeling, placarding, satellite accumulation, hazardous waste storage areas, RCRA empty containers, preparedness and prevention, contingency plans, management of containers, waste minimization, and recordkeeping.
Used Oil Standards
-	EPA and State requirements for managing your used oil and used oil filters.
Universal Wastes
-	Learn how to manage your batteries, pesticides, mercury thermostats, fluorescent lamps and mercury-containing equipment under the Universal Waste Rule.
DOT Shipping Requirements
-	Learn how to prepare your hazardous waste for shipment; understand the Hazardous Materials Table, 49 CFR 172.101.
-	Review current security regulations and how they may affect your company’s operations.
Recent and Proposed Rule Changes
-	Recycling reliefs, new manifest forms, electronic signatures, shop rags, used oil prohibitions and mercury containing equipment classified as Universal Waste.