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 ninth 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)(ii) Post Emergency Response Information at a Small Quantity Generator. That was the second of the Emergency Procedures requirements of §262.16(b)(9). This article addresses the third.

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