CEA Hazardous Materials Handling 4

Question 1

An auditor discovers that a facility's satellite accumulation area (SAA) contains 65 gallons of flammable solvent waste in a single container. What is the primary violation?

Accepted Answer

SAAs are limited to 55 gallons of hazardous waste or 1 quart of acute hazardous waste

Answer

RCRA regulations limit satellite accumulation areas to 55 gallons of hazardous waste (or 1 quart of acute hazardous waste) per waste stream at or near the point of generation.

Question 2

Under OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standard, which level of training is required for workers who regularly work on a hazardous waste clean-up site?

Accepted Answer

40-hour initial training plus 3 days supervised field experience

Answer

HAZWOPER 29 CFR 1910.120(e) requires general site workers to complete 40 hours of initial training plus a minimum of 3 days supervised field experience.

Question 3

Which Section of EPCRA requires facilities to report annual releases of listed toxic chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)?

Accepted Answer

Section 313

Answer

EPCRA Section 313 requires covered facilities to submit annual Form R reports to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory for listed toxic chemicals above threshold quantities.

Question 4

A facility generates polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) waste from transformer oil. Which federal regulation primarily governs PCB disposal?

Accepted Answer

TSCA (40 CFR Part 761)

Answer

PCB disposal is governed by TSCA regulations at 40 CFR Part 761, which set concentration thresholds and approved disposal methods independent of RCRA.

Question 5

During a facility inspection, an auditor finds secondary containment for a chemical storage area is cracked and does not hold liquid. The secondary containment must be capable of holding:

Accepted Answer

At least 10% of total container volume or the volume of the largest container, whichever is greater

Answer

RCRA 40 CFR 264.175/265.175 requires secondary containment to hold at least 10% of total container volume or the volume of the largest container, whichever is greater.

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CEA Hazardous Materials Handling 4