A question from a regular inquisitor regarding the Hazardous Material Regulations (5.17.16): Good morning. Question- We generate our own manifest or shipping papers for both hazardous and non hazardous loads. We produce our own chemicals and ship/carry them to job…
Q&A: What Training is Required in Order for a Person at an SQG to Sign the Hazardous Waste Manifest?
(1.7.16) Sometimes it doesn’t take much of a question to get my attention: Training required to sign shipping manifest for SQG. My reply that same day: If your question is if training is required for employees of an SQG who…
Avoid These Mistakes on the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
The generator of a hazardous waste is responsible for the accurate – and legible – completion of the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest. This is true even if your hazardous waste transporter or Treatment Storage or Disposal Facility (TSDF) provides you…
Who Signs the Manifest if More Than One Driver From the Same Company?
Here’s a question from a person with years of experience in the hazardous waste industry. I know because he and I worked together years ago. His latest question, from July 30th, 2015, is part of an ongoing conversation we’ve been…
Correcting Mistakes on a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
Everybody makes mistakes, right? But what if those mistakes are made by a generator of hazardous waste on the uniform hazardous waste manifest? In this article I will explain the regulatory requirements of both the USEPA and the USDOT/PHMSA for…
The Order to the Basic Description
The Hazardous Materials Regulations of the USDOT/PHMSA contain specific requirements for the description of a hazardous material on a shipping paper, known as the Proper shipping Description. One component of the Proper Shipping Description is the Basic Description; the purpose…
Generator Requirements After an Off-Site Shipment of Hazardous Waste
If you are a large quantity generator of hazardous waste (generate ≥1,000 kg of hazardous waste/calendar month) or a small quantity generator of hazardous waste (generate >100 kg but <1,000 kg of hazardous waste/calendar month) your off-site shipments of hazardous waste…
The Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest and Personal Liability
I used to work for a hazardous waste disposal company named Laidlaw Environmental Services in Pecatonica, IL. A frequent question I was asked as I directed the client to sign the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (Manifest) was: “Will I go…
Use of the Emergency Response Telephone Number for Shipments of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste
If you offer for transportation a hazardous material (HazMat) on a shipping paper such as a bill of lading or a hazardous waste on the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (required for both large and small quantity generators of hazardous waste)…
The Top Six Hazardous Material Transportation Violations
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) within the US DOT is tasked with enforcing the nations hazardous materials transportation regulations across all modes of transportation. The unannounced inspections of its agents of the regulated community, ie. shippers, receivers,…