Federal regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) require a small quantity generator of hazardous waste (SQG) to maintain equipment and processes to prevent a hazardous waste emergency and to respond to it if one occurs. The regulations are found in the following SQG conditions for exemption:

• 40 CFR 262.16(b)(8) Preparedness and prevention
• 40 CFR 262.16(b)(9) Emergency procedures

This article is the tenth – and final – in a series that closely examines and explains these regulations.

In the previous article in this series I addressed the requirements of 40 CFR 262.16(b)(9)(iii) Ensure Familiarity with Emergency Procedures at a Small Quantity Generator. That was the third of the Emergency Procedures requirements of §262.16(b)(9). This article addresses the fourth and final.

The purpose of this article is to identify and explain: 40 CFR 262.16(b)(9)(iv) Ensure familiarity with emergency procedures at small quantity generator of hazardous waste. (more…)