Certain generators of hazardous waste – large quantity generator (LQG) & small quantity generator (SQG) – are required to comply with 40 CFR 265.30 – Emergency Preparedness and Prevention.  Though awareness of this regulation is widespread, full understanding of it is not.  In a series of earlier articles I looked at each section of this Subpart.  The purpose of this article is to serve as a single source for each of those articles / sections.  Complete information can be found by following the links to each article below.

Hold on a minute!  These regulations were revised and moved to a new location within Title 40 of the CFR by the Generator Improvements Rule.  If your state has not yet adopted the Generator Improvements Rule, then this article is still applicable to you (but it won’t be for much longer).  If your state has adopted and been authorized to enforce the Generator Improvements Rule, then these regulations no longer apply to you.  Read: What is the status of the Generator Improvements Rule in my state?

To see an explanation of these regulations as revised by the Generator Improvements Rule you must refer to the following:

• Large quantity generator of hazardous waste (LQG)
• Small quantity generator of hazardous waste (SQG)

To see an explanation of the regulations prior to the revisions of the Generator Improvements Rule, please continue reading this article.

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