Regulatory Compliance and Safety Flashcards
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Under 40 CFR Part 265, which type of waste management unit is subject to interim status standards for ground-water monitoring?
Answer: Surface impoundments, waste piles, landfills, and land treatment units
40 CFR 265 Subpart F requires ground-water monitoring for surface impoundments, waste piles, landfills, and land treatment units during interim status.
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (HAZWOPER) requires that employees engaged in emergency response operations at hazardous waste sites receive at minimum how many hours of initial training?
Answer: 40 hours
HAZWOPER requires 40 hours of off-site training plus 3 days of supervised field experience for workers at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.
Which regulation governs the transportation of hazardous materials, including hazardous waste, by all modes of transportation in the US?
Answer: 49 CFR Parts 171-180 (HMR)
The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) at 49 CFR Parts 171-180, enforced by PHMSA, govern the transport of hazardous materials by all modes.
A landfill accepting municipal solid waste must meet minimum criteria under which federal regulation?
Answer: 40 CFR Part 258 (Subtitle D)
40 CFR Part 258 establishes minimum federal criteria for municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs) under RCRA Subtitle D.
Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), what threshold planning quantity (TPQ) triggers reporting for Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS)?
Answer: The TPQ varies by substance and is listed in 40 CFR Part 355 Appendices A and B
EPCRA Section 302 requires facilities to notify their SERC and LEPC if they have an EHS at or above its substance-specific TPQ listed in 40 CFR Part 355.
Which of the following is the correct hierarchy of EPA enforcement responses, from least to most severe?
Answer: Notice of Violation → Administrative Order → Civil Judicial → Criminal
EPA typically escalates from informal (Notice of Violation) to administrative orders, then civil judicial actions, and finally criminal prosecution for the most serious violations.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) Level A provides the highest level of protection and is characterized by which combination?
Answer: SCBA and fully encapsulating vapor-protective suit
Level A protection includes a fully encapsulating vapor-tight chemical-protective suit and SCBA, providing maximum protection against vapors, gases, and particulates.