Hazardous Waste Compliance

Clifford Florczak Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH); Certified Safety Professional (CSP)9780750674362, 0-7506-7436-9

Hazardous Waste Compliance concentrates on government regulations as they relate to hazardous waste and other hazardous materials. The main focus of this book is on how to comply with these requirements as well as on other best management practices (BMP), which will ensure worker safety and business protection from the risk of the commercial penalties associated with regulations breaches.The authors provide the reader with useful techniques to enhance worker protection and promote efficiency, productivity and cost effectiveness, along with achieving the necessary quality standards for the work being performed. The authors further outline and define methods to help reduce worker injury and illness, the scope and application of HAZWOPER, and ways to implement hazardous material related requirements through enhancements of existing programs.In addition, detailed discussion helps to provide methods to help promote consistency in health and safety program development for handling hazardous materials, encourage a high standard for health and safety, and share lessons learned to help provide approaches that have been implemented on hazardous waste and other sites.Provides a comprehensive overview of regulatory requirements in the industryReal-life experiences are presented in the form of case historiesA training aid for both new and experienced site workers

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Table of contents :
1 Introduction……Page 11
1.1 SAFETY CULTURE……Page 13
1.2 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE……Page 14
1.3 HAZARD-BASED APPROACH……Page 16
1.5 TRAINING……Page 17
1.6 HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT……Page 19
1.8 DECONTAMINATION……Page 20
1.10 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE……Page 21
2 Compliance Issues……Page 22
2.1 APPLICATION……Page 25
2.2 HEALTH- AND SAFETY-RELATED PROGRAMS……Page 27
2.4 INTERPRETATION AND GUIDANCE……Page 28
2.6 CONSTRUCTION……Page 29
2.7 LABORATORY ACTIVITIES……Page 30
Case 1: Truck Drivers Hauling Clay……Page 31
Case 2: Utility Workers Servicing Electrical Equipment……Page 32
Case 3: Support Personnel……Page 33
Case 5: RCRA and TSD Facility……Page 34
Case 6: Emergency Response Activities……Page 35
3 Planning Activities……Page 37
3.2 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES……Page 38
3.3 CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT AND WORK CONTROL……Page 39
3.4 PROJECT TEAM ORGANIZATION……Page 41
3.4.1 Project Manager……Page 42
3.4.3 Site Health and Safety Officer……Page 43
3.4.5 Subcontractors, Visitors, and Other On-Site Personnel……Page 46
3.6 SECURITY ISSUES……Page 47
3.7 HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT……Page 48
3.9 USING LESSONS LEARNED……Page 49
3.10 CLIENT REVIEW……Page 51
4 Conducting a Job Hazard Analysis……Page 52
4.2 SELECTING THE JOBS FOR ANALYSIS……Page 53
4.3 EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION……Page 54
4.4 CONDUCTING A JHA……Page 55
4.5 BREAKING DOWN THE JOB……Page 56
4.6 IDENTIFYING JOB HAZARDS……Page 57
4.7 RECOMMENDING SAFE PROCEDURES AND PROTECTION……Page 58
4.9 PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS……Page 59
4.10 SUMMARY……Page 62
5 Developing a Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan……Page 64
5.2 UNDERSTANDING THE SCOPE OF WORK……Page 65
5.3 HASP PREPARATION……Page 66
5.4.1 Radiological Hazards……Page 69
5.4.2 Exposure Monitoring……Page 70
5.6.1 Exclusion Zone……Page 73
5.6.2 Contamination Reduction Zone/Corridor……Page 74
5.6.3 Support Zone……Page 75
5.8 LESSONS LEARNED……Page 76
5.9 TRAINING……Page 78
5.10 DETERMINING APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS……Page 79
6 Development of a Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan……Page 82
6.3 ELEMENTS……Page 83
6.3.1 Cover Sheets……Page 84
6.3.2 Introduction……Page 85
6.3.3 Site Description/Background Information……Page 86
6.3.4 Project Personnel and Responsibilities……Page 87
6.3.7 Decontamination Procedures……Page 91
6.3.8 Training……Page 92
6.3.9 Medical Surveillance……Page 93
6.3.10 Emergency Treatment……Page 97
7 Implementing the Safety Plan……Page 99
7.3 INSPECTION PROGRAM……Page 100
7.4 JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS……Page 101
7.5 TEAM MAKE-UP……Page 102
7.6 ASSESSING PPE……Page 104
8 Training Requirements……Page 106
8.2 GENERAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES……Page 107
8.3 SUPERVISED FIELD EXPERIENCE……Page 108
8.4 TRAINING CERTIFICATION……Page 109
8.5 SPECIFIC TRAINING GUIDELINES……Page 110
8.8 EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING……Page 111
8.9 LESSONS LEARNED……Page 112
9 Personal Protective Equipment……Page 117
9.2 SELECTING PPE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES……Page 118
9.2.1 Level A……Page 119
9.2.2 Level B……Page 123
9.2.3 Level C……Page 124
9.2.4 Level D……Page 127
9.2.5 Modified Level D……Page 129
9.3 UPGRADING OR DOWNGRADING LEVELS OF PROTECTION……Page 130
9.4.1 More Lessons Learned……Page 133
9.5.1 General Requirements……Page 134
9.5.2 Compliance Requirements……Page 135
9.5.3 Compliance Issues……Page 136
9.5.4 Employee Training……Page 137
9.5.5 Summary……Page 138
9.5.6 Eye and Face Protection……Page 139
9.6 EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS……Page 140
9.7 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION……Page 142
9.7.1 Permissible Practice……Page 148
9.7.2 Definitions……Page 150
9.7.3 Respiratory Protection Program……Page 152
9.7.4 Selection of Respiratory and Hazard Evaluation……Page 154
9.10.1 Lessons Learned……Page 157
10 Decontamination Activities……Page 159
10.1.1 Time Savings in Decontamination……Page 160
10.2.2 Concentration……Page 162
10.2.5 Decontamination by Physical Means……Page 163
10.3 USING SOLUTIONS, CHEMICALS, AND OTHER MATERIALS……Page 164
10.4.2 Wipe Sampling……Page 166
10.7 EMERGENCY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES……Page 167
10.8 IDENTIFICATION OF DECONTAMINATION HAZARDS……Page 168
10.10 DISPOSAL METHODS……Page 169
10.11 EQUIPMENT DECONTAMINATION……Page 170
10.12 SANITATION……Page 171
10.13 WASTE MINIMIZATION……Page 172
11 Emergency Preparedness and Response……Page 174
11.1 EMERGENCY RESPONSE……Page 175
11.2 APPLICABILITY OF SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT……Page 178
11.3 SARA TITLE III……Page 179
11.3.3 Community Right-To-Know Reporting Requirements (EPCRA Sections 311Ò 312)……Page 0
11.3.4 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (EPCRA Section 313)……Page 180
11.4 EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN……Page 181
11.5 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN……Page 182
11.5.1 Emergency Response Organization……Page 183
11.6 EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT……Page 184
11.7 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE……Page 185
11.8 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT, TRANSPORT, AND FIRST AID……Page 186
A OSHA Site Audits……Page 187
B Choosing a Contractor/ Subcontractor……Page 223
C Process Safety Management Guidelines for Compliance……Page 237
D Site Audit Subjects……Page 259
E Commonly Used Acronyms……Page 288
Index……Page 291