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Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

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1. HAZWOPER Training
Requires 40-hours off-site safety training - 3 days of supervised field experience. Supervisors require 8 hours of additional training.
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - Rodenticide Act
Material that can be separated by a physical process (evaporation) - density differences - or simple solubility difference.
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks

2. EPCRA
Non-attainment
Best Available Control Technology
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (requires EIS)
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act

3. Audible range for humans
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - Rodenticide Act
Work breakdown structure (PM)
between 16 Hz and 20 -000 Hz frequencies
Maximum Achievable Control Technology

4. Ceiling Value
An absolute value which cannot be exceeded (no TWA)
Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats (business)
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Mineral Resources

5. What conditions prompt a compliance audit under the PSM standard?
As Low As Reasonably Achievable (AEA)
Full body encapsulating suit - SCBA - Dermal protection
All Appropriate Inquiries - must update government records or visual inspections after 180 days - requires that the environmental professional sign the report - provide an opinion regarding site conditions - review historical records - and provide pr
Three year have elapsed since the last audit

6. What defines general use pesticides?
Covers building services and fire protection equipment
Lists 'Hazardous Substances'
Coast Guard - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Pesticides that can be used by untrained persons according to label instructions without creating unreasonable adverse effects to the person applying the pesticides or to the environment.

7. OHSA inspections
Reactive - Corrosive - Ignitable - Toxic
Staircase dimensional criteria for egress are covered under the Life Safety Code and UBC
The top priority for OSHA inspections are imminent danger situations.
corrosive/highly toxic - flammable - non-flammable

8. What training is required for a permit required confined space entry?
Plan - Do - Check - Act (P2)
Threshold Limit Value
Noise exposure forecast - a noise rating associated with airports
Confined space - HAZWOPER - respirator training

9. SWDA
Safe Water Drinking Act (1980) - established public notifications for violations - increased civil penalties - recalled all water coolers with lead lined tanks and banned lead containing pipes
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Prevention of Serious Deterioration
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10. NPL
Threshold Planning Quantity - two values are listed - the first applies to materials with higher hazard properties and the second applies to lower hazard properties (40CFR355.30) - the TPQ when equaled or exceeded subjects the facility to regulation
limited access and/or toxic atmospheres the potential for an IDLH atmosphere makes it a 'permit required confined space'
National Priorities List - Superfund
mass per unit volume of a given vapor/gas relative to that of air

11. Regulations
Have the full effect of the law and can be enforced civilly and criminally
Pollution Prevention - the highest priority is source reduction - the most effective P2 activity is product modification to avoid solvent use
Concentrations >= 50 and >500 ppm PCB
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (expanded RCRA)

12. BACT
Clean Water Act
Recycling the solution directly into the process from which it was generated. Disposal in a landfill and volatilization are not acceptable under RCRA
between 16 Hz and 20 -000 Hz frequencies
Best Available Control Technology

13. CDI calculation
CDI = (Concentration)(daily intake)(exposure frequency)(exposure duration - typ 70 years)/(body weight - typ 70 kg)(average exposure time (day)
Noise exposure forecast - a noise rating associated with airports
Carbon dioxide
Chemical of Interest (CFATS)

14. EPCRA hazard categories
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
Stormwater pollution prevention plans
Allows private carriers to transport hazardous materials if individual packages do not exceed 8 gallons or 66 pounds
EPA - Protection of the Environment

15. SWMU
Toxic Substances Control Act (requires toxicity testing of new compounds)
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)
Has thermal resistance - chemical resistance - high tensile strength - not electrically conductive
Two general categories: Organizational evaluation standards and Product and Process evaluation standards

16. What are the required elements in a negligence claim?
When the release results in exposure to persons solely within the boundaries of the facility
1) Duty of the defendant to the plaintiff 2) Breach of that duty 3) Damage to the plaintiff 4) Breach was the proximate cause of the damage
Required for facilities manufacturing - mining - and utilities that manufacture or process over 25 -000 pounds or 'otherwise use' over the threshold planning quantity of extremely hazardous substances
Hazardous occupancy

17. SARA
No observable adverse effect level
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
Composite noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (1986)

18. TRI Toxic Chemical Release Inventory

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19. Phase II storm water requirements
Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
Chemical of Interest (CFATS)
A material used in PPE - very effective against hydrocarbons but dissolves in water
Apply to discharges from MS4s serving fewer than 10 -000 people

20. EPCRA Tier II reporting
Safe Water Drinking Act (1980) - established public notifications for violations - increased civil penalties - recalled all water coolers with lead lined tanks and banned lead containing pipes
Chemical inventory forms including chemical names and CAS numbers
Hazard Index - HI= CDI/RfD HI<1 is acceptable RfD Reference Dose - RfD= NOAEL(or LOAEL)/(UF)(MF) NOAEL= No observable adverse effect level UF= Uncertainty Factor MF=(Modifying Factors)
Requires 40-hours off-site safety training - 3 days of supervised field experience. Supervisors require 8 hours of additional training.

21. Receiving water quality criteria
TMDLs - Turbidity - pH - Bioassay
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion. A rapid pressure increase in a confined vessel that results in a sudden release of pressure as the vessel ruptures
EPA - Protection of the Environment
Should be performed at the bottom and top of a space because methane is lighter than air and hydrogen sulfide is heavier than air - Required controls for a major facility modification BACT- in attainment areas LAER- in non-attainment areas MACT - f

22. Oxygen deficient atmosphere
Department of Homeland Security (US Coast Guard - US Secret Service - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Has thermal resistance - chemical resistance - high tensile strength - not electrically conductive
Required under EPCRA for a facility that has 10 -000 pounds of any hazardous chemical
19.5% (O2/vol) or less

23. LD50
Nitric oxide exists in equilibrium with nitrogen tetroxide in the ambient atmosphere - is colorless - is a dissociation product of nitrogen trioxide and is an irritant of the eyes and mucous membranes
Corrective Action (HSWA) - requires identification of all SWMUs on a site before issuance of a Part B permit - a comprehensive groundwater monitoring program - can require clean-ups outside a facilities boundary - provide for temporary treatment unit
Lethal dose 50%
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

24. Agencies that regulate asbestos
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
No observable adverse effect level
EPA - OSHA - DOT
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act

25. Specific Gravity > 1
Recycling the solution directly into the process from which it was generated. Disposal in a landfill and volatilization are not acceptable under RCRA
Soil vapor extraction wells
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Two general categories: Organizational evaluation standards and Product and Process evaluation standards

26. The five assets of the SIGMA guidelines
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (1986)
Natural capital (environment) - human capital (people) - social capital (relationships/structures) - manufactured capital (fixed assets) - financial capital (profit - sales - shares - cash)
TMDLs - Turbidity - pH - Bioassay
Includes grab sampling - pH and temp of the sample - rainfall measurements - record of the date and duration of the sampling

27. NPDES
Requires core elements such as a management review - policy - checking - and corrective actions
Established water quality criteria - requires assessment of watersheds - established the NPDES program - requires point source compliance with treatment technologies
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
Environmental Auditing (EA) - Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Life cycle assessment (LCA)

28. How do you calculate the Hazard Index (HI)?
Department of Labor
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
70 years
HI = dose / RfD

29. CDI averaging time
70 years
Includes manifests - exception reports - applicable records for the previous year - and certificates of disposal or destruction
Secure site assets - Deter - Detect - Delay - Screen and control access.
Clean Water Act

30. New Source Review
Oil and grease
Work breakdown structure (PM)
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)
Required for facilities manufacturing - mining - and utilities that manufacture or process over 25 -000 pounds or 'otherwise use' over the threshold planning quantity of extremely hazardous substances

31. LOD
An absolute value which cannot be exceeded (no TWA)
Sound Pressure Level - unweighted SPL(total) = 10 log [ sum 10 (SPL/10)] or weighted SPL (total) = 10 log [sum 10 (SPL/10) (t(partial)/t(total)]
Department of Transportation
Limit of Detection - Should be at least 25% of the TLV for a air monitoring device to be acceptable for use

32. AEA
The center of an atom made up of a proton and a neutron
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
Trespass - Nuisance - Negligence - Strict Liability
Atomic Energy Act

33. Specific Gravity < 1
All chemical manufactured for sale LQG Large Quantity Generator - >1000 kg per month or > 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste per month SQG Small Quantity Generator - 100 kg < x < 1000 kg per month - AND accumulates <6000 kg at any time
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
limited liability to the extent of assets - continuity of life - centralization of management - free transferability of ownership interests (an LLC can only have two of these traits)
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34. HI
Hazard Index - HI= CDI/RfD HI<1 is acceptable RfD Reference Dose - RfD= NOAEL(or LOAEL)/(UF)(MF) NOAEL= No observable adverse effect level UF= Uncertainty Factor MF=(Modifying Factors)
Ignitability - corrosivity - toxicity - reactivity
Toxic Substances Control Act (requires toxicity testing of new compounds)
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (expanded RCRA)

35. Half-lives to get to 12.5% of original radionuclide
the primary route of exposure to lead
When the release results in exposure to persons solely within the boundaries of the facility
Three. 100 (one) 50 (two) 25 (three) 12.5
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks

36. Land Disposal Notification
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
All chemical manufactured for sale LQG Large Quantity Generator - >1000 kg per month or > 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste per month SQG Small Quantity Generator - 100 kg < x < 1000 kg per month - AND accumulates <6000 kg at any time
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Department of Labor

37. DNAPL
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1972)
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (1986)
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid. Includes chlorinated solvents and long-chain hydrocarbons (heavy oils/asphalts) - DNAPLs do not adhere to soil particles
Chain of Custody - provides written documentation of the history of the sample

38. CNR
if the HVL of lead is 0.33 cm and you double the thickness you reduce the exposure to 1/4 of the original exposure
Composite noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
Oil and grease
Material that can be separated by a physical process (evaporation) - density differences - or simple solubility difference.

39. LEPC
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Strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities may cause a defendant to be liable for harm to a person - land or personal property of another resulting from that activity - although the defendant has exercised the utmost care to prevent the har
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate

40. Sound parameter
Atomic Energy Act
Requires New Source Performance Standards - BACT - Title V Operating Permit
Approval - Conditional Approval - Disapproval
Sound is characterized by pressure - power - and intensity

41. CERCLA
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Comprehensive Environmental Response - Compensation and Liability Act
gaining electrons
Chronic Daily Intake

42. Emergency response not required...
Can be stopped by plastic/aluminum foil. Can travel up to four feet from source. Made up of an electron.
When the release results in exposure to persons solely within the boundaries of the facility
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
5 ft (UFC)

43. RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - covers generation of haz waste - transportation of haz waste - USTs - and non-haz solid waste
Has one or more states of matter in the mixture
Environmental policy - planning - Implementation and operation - Checking and Corrective Action - Management Review
1. Congress enacts a law 2. Agency establishes a rulemaking schedule 3. Agency establishes a docket 4. Develop a concept for regulation 5. Publish proposed regulation in Fed Reg 6. Public hearing 7. Withdraw - make minor revisions or publish final re

44. Reduction
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gaining electrons
Secure site assets - Deter - Detect - Delay - Screen and control access.
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source

45. RI
Remedial Investigation
Interim Measures
gaining electrons
corrosive/highly toxic - flammable - non-flammable

46. FIFRA
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - and Rodenticide Act
Remedial Design/ Remedial Action
Required for facilities manufacturing - mining - and utilities that manufacture or process over 25 -000 pounds or 'otherwise use' over the threshold planning quantity of extremely hazardous substances
Humic (the process is called on sorption and is based on relative affinity)

47. HSWA
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Non-attainment
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (RCRA) included hazardous waste used as fuel - financial responsibility - Minimum Technology Requirements (MTRs) - and air emissions from TSDFs
Allows private carriers to transport hazardous materials if individual packages do not exceed 8 gallons or 66 pounds

48. TLV
Stormwater pollution prevention plans
Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats (business)
Threshold Limit Value
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - covers generation of haz waste - transportation of haz waste - USTs - and non-haz solid waste

49. Oxidation
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act
Covers building services and fire protection equipment
losing electrons
Oil and grease - BOD - COD - and TSS

50. Alpha particle
Slowest - largest radioactive particle. Most destructive if inhaled or ingested. Can be stopped by paper/tyvek. Made up of a proton and neutron.
Any substance that will produce a harmful effect when introduced to the body in sufficient concentrations - creates a toxic effect when a mechanism is available to allow a biochemical reaction at a receptor site in the target organ
Apply to discharges from MS4s serving fewer than 10 -000 people
An absolute value which cannot be exceeded (no TWA)