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FAQ: What is a Central Accumulation Area?

Outdoor storage of hazardous waste containers

It is the area, or areas, at the facility of a hazardous waste generator where hazardous waste accumulates if it meets the conditions for the accumulation of hazardous waste. It is defined at 40 CFR 260.10 in the regulations of

Q&A: The Marine Pollutant Exception

This is a question from a customer of mine.  I had provided them with HazMat Employee Training (to meet USDOT regulations), training for the shippers and packers of dangerous goods by air as required by the International Air Transport Association

Episodic Generation of Hazardous Waste for a Small Quantity Generator Under the Generator Improvements Rule

The Generator Improvements Rule includes over sixty (60) changes to the regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applicable to generators of hazardous waste.  The regulations created by the Generator Improvements Rule went into effect on May 30, 2017

FAQ: What are the Requirements of 40 CFR 265.17(b)?

EPA regulations at 40 CFR 265.17 contain the General Requirements for Ignitable, Reactive, or Incompatible Wastes.  They may apply to both generators of hazardous waste (large quantity generators and small quantity generators) and to hazardous waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal

Episodic Generation of Hazardous Waste for a Very Small Quantity Generator Under the Generator Improvements Rule

The Generator Improvements Rule includes over sixty (60) changes to the regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applicable to generators of hazardous waste.  The regulations created by the Generator Improvements Rule went into effect on May 30, 2017

Petition to EPA for one Additional Hazardous Waste Episodic Event per Year

The Generator Improvements Rule created new regulations at 40 CFR 262, subpart L known as Alternative Standards for Episodic Generation.  These new regulations allow very small quantity generators of hazardous waste (VSQG) and small quantity generators of hazardous waste (SQG)

Notification to EPA for a Hazardous Waste Episodic Event

EPA 8700-12 Form

The Generator Improvements Rule contains a new less strict regulation at 40 CFR 262, Subpart L that allows a very small quantity generator of hazardous waste (VSQG) and a small quantity generator of hazardous waste (SQG) to temporarily exceed their

FAQ: What Does EPA Mean by “each operating day”?

A generator that accumulates hazardous waste on-site in a tank (read: What is a hazardous waste tank?) must comply with regulations applicable to their generator status. A large quantity generator (LQG) must manage its hazardous waste tank in compliance with

FAQ: What is a Designated Facility?

Hazardous Waste TSDF

Federal and state hazardous waste regulations frequently refer to a "designated facility".  This term is especially important in understanding the regulations for the use of the uniform hazardous waste manifest at 40 CFR 262, subpart B. Designated facility is defined

FAQ: What is the Status of the Generator Improvements Rule in my State?

barrel of hazardous waste

The new USEPA regulations of the Generator Improvements Rule became effective on May 30, 2017 at the Federal level and in those states that lack an authorized hazardous waste program: Alaska Iowa The Indian Nations The territories Puerto Rico, American

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