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Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

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1. Ways to reference a law
Minimum Technology Requirements (RCRA) - including liner requirements - leak detection and collection requirements - groundwater monitoring
Land Disposal Restriction (RCRA) - meant to minimize post-closure escape of waste - reduces the volume of haz waste disposal - encourages recycling
Department of Transportation
1. Short title (eg TSCA) 2. Public law citation (eg. PL 101-459 = 549th law of the 101 Congress) 3. United State Code (USC) (eg. 42USC

2. SARA
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
Hazardous occupancy
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
CAA - Clean Air Act

3. Pesticides
Best Available Control Technology
State Emergency Response Commission
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
Herbicides - Insecticides - Biocides

4. CESQG
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator - <100 kg per month or <1kg of acute waste per month AND accumulates <1000 kg or <1 kg acute or <100kg cleanup from an acute spill
On the periodic table - a set of elements that act the same chemically. Eg. Noble Gases - Halide series
EPA - Protection of the Environment
Oil and grease - BOD - COD - and TSS

5. Class IV UIC
Systematic discovery - voluntary discovery (sampling/auditing) - prompt disclosure (within 21 days) - independent discovery and disclosure - correction and remediation within 60 days - prevent recurrence of the violation - repeat violations are ineli
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - Rodenticide Act
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
Used to dispose of hazardous wastes (SWDA)

6. BACT
Best Available Control Technology
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)
Non-attainment
Local Emergency Planning Committee

7. Periodic group
On the periodic table - a set of elements that act the same chemically. Eg. Noble Gases - Halide series
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
Herbicides - Insecticides - Biocides
Has one or more states of matter in the mixture

8. MACT
flash point >= 100oF but less than 140oF
A material used in PPE - very effective against hydrocarbons but dissolves in water
Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
Maximum Achievable Control Technology

9. Who is responsible for evaluating chemicals to determine if they are hazardous?
manufacturers and importers
Best Available Control Technology
Department of Homeland Security (US Coast Guard - US Secret Service - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid - Short chain hydrocarbons including gasoline. NAPLs adhere to soil particles

10. Stormwater permit holder
limited access and/or toxic atmospheres the potential for an IDLH atmosphere makes it a 'permit required confined space'
FIFRA definition for pesticide residue on food
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
Required to prepare and implement a stormwater pollution prevention plan - form a pollution prevention team - create pollution prevention measures - and use Best Management Practices (BMPs)

11. NIOSH
Arsenic (5 ppm max) - Cadmium (2 ppm max) - Chromium (10ppm max) - Lead (100 ppm max) - Total Halogens (4000 ppm max) - Flash point (100oF minimum)
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
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health - conducts research in occupational safety and health - develop criteria as a basis for new standards - provides education - manpower development and training on health and safety equipment - enfor
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks

12. NFPA Diamond
Herbicides - Insecticides - Biocides
Reasonable Achievable Control Technology
Red=Flammability - Yellow=Reactivity - Blue=Health - White=Special Precautions - 1 is lowest hazard - 4 is extremely hazardous
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

13. Trade exemption
Allows private carriers to transport hazardous materials if individual packages do not exceed 8 gallons or 66 pounds
FIFRA definition for pesticide residue on food
Includes manifests - exception reports - applicable records for the previous year - and certificates of disposal or destruction
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

14. SWDA
Established water quality criteria - requires assessment of watersheds - established the NPDES program - requires point source compliance with treatment technologies
chemiluminescence
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
Only pesticides registered with the USEPA can be distributed - sold or placed into commerce

15. Alpha particle
Work breakdown structure (PM)
Two general categories: Organizational evaluation standards and Product and Process evaluation standards
Lists 'Hazardous Substances'
Slowest - largest radioactive particle. Most destructive if inhaled or ingested. Can be stopped by paper/tyvek. Made up of a proton and neutron.

16. Specification packaging
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)
Clean Water Act
Required for the transportation of hazardous materials
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

17. The majority of the gas generated within a landfill is methane and ____?
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
Carbon dioxide
the primary route of exposure to lead
Oil and grease - BOD - COD - and TSS

18. PA/SI
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act
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
Preliminary Assessment/ Site Inspection
Required for the transportation of hazardous materials

19. EPCRA hazard categories
Not considered a hazardous waste if the mixture no longer retains the characteristic that made it hazardous (i.e. ignitability)
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
Imposes 'strict' and 'joint and several' liability to all generators - transporters and facility owners. Does not require showing of fault or negligence where damages have occurred. Full damages may be recovered from one - some or all potentially lia
Chemical inventory forms including chemical names and CAS numbers

20. NFPA Life Safety Code
between 16 Hz and 20 -000 Hz frequencies
Best Available Control Technology
Covers building services and fire protection equipment
CDI = (Concentration)(daily intake)(exposure frequency)(exposure duration - typ 70 years)/(body weight - typ 70 kg)(average exposure time (day)

21. RACT
Reasonable Achievable Control Technology
Full body encapsulating suit - SCBA - Dermal protection
PPA - RCRA - CWA - CAA
Two general categories: Organizational evaluation standards and Product and Process evaluation standards

22. 5 EMS components
Chemical of Interest (CFATS)
will sink in water
70 years
Environmental policy - planning - Implementation and operation - Checking and Corrective Action - Management Review

23. Vapor Density
will sink in water
Record of Decision
mass per unit volume of a given vapor/gas relative to that of air
Land Disposal Restriction (RCRA) - meant to minimize post-closure escape of waste - reduces the volume of haz waste disposal - encourages recycling

24. 404
Lethal dose 50%
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
Safe Drinking Water Act (est MCLs)

25. HVL Half Value (radiation)
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid. Includes chlorinated solvents and long-chain hydrocarbons (heavy oils/asphalts) - DNAPLs do not adhere to soil particles
The dose expected to cause the death of 50% of an exposed population within 30 minutes
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

26. Emergency response not required...
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act
Suitable for NFPA Class A and Class B fires
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
When the release results in exposure to persons solely within the boundaries of the facility

27. AEA
Atomic Energy Act
A material used in PPE - very effective against hydrocarbons but dissolves in water
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
National Priorities List - Superfund

28. Heterogeneous
between 16 Hz and 20 -000 Hz frequencies
Has one or more states of matter in the mixture
Chemical of Interest (CFATS)
On the periodic table - a set of elements that act the same chemically. Eg. Noble Gases - Halide series

29. RD/RA
Remedial Design/ Remedial Action
The dose expected to cause the death of 50% of an exposed population within 30 minutes
A list of impaired waters
5 ft (UFC)

30. 7 steps of an audit
Staircase dimensional criteria for egress are covered under the Life Safety Code and UBC
Initiation - Document review - prepare for on-site audit - perform on-site audit - prepare the audit report - complete the audit - conduct the audit follow-up
FIFRA definition for pesticide residue on food
Preliminary Assessment/ Site Inspection

31. How frequently should employee refresher training be provided under the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard?
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
as needed - but at least every 3 yrs
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)

32. TSDF
Used to dispose of hazardous wastes (SWDA)
Established water quality criteria - requires assessment of watersheds - established the NPDES program - requires point source compliance with treatment technologies
Part A- Who and what Part B- Where and how much
Transport - Storage - Disposal Facility - is required to have a waste tracking program - a training plan - arrangements with emergency responders - an employee onsite at all times

33. OHSA inspections
Coast Guard - Navigation and Navigable Waters
The top priority for OSHA inspections are imminent danger situations.
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Trespass - Nuisance - Negligence - Strict Liability

34. 30 CFR = ?
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Mineral Resources
Normally stable
Remedial Design/ Remedial Action
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (requires EIS)

35. CWA Title III
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)]
the primary route of exposure to lead
Established water quality criteria - requires assessment of watersheds - established the NPDES program - requires point source compliance with treatment technologies
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.

36. Egress
Suitable for NFPA Class A and Class B fires
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
gaining electrons
Staircase dimensional criteria for egress are covered under the Life Safety Code and UBC

37. FIFRA registration
will float in water
chemiluminescence
Arsenic (5 ppm max) - Cadmium (2 ppm max) - Chromium (10ppm max) - Lead (100 ppm max) - Total Halogens (4000 ppm max) - Flash point (100oF minimum)
Only pesticides registered with the USEPA can be distributed - sold or placed into commerce

38. Risk calculation
Can be stopped by plastic/aluminum foil. Can travel up to four feet from source. Made up of an electron.
State Emergency Response Commission
OSHA Construction Standard
risk = slope factor (SF) x CDI

39. HAP
The center of an atom made up of a proton and a neutron
EPA - OSHA - DOT
Represents only 3% of Earth's water -~70% or Earth's fresh water is tied up in glacial ice and the other 30% is in groundwater with very little surface water
Hazardous Air Pollutant

40. 29CFR1910
Does NOT require an employer to pay for non-specialty safety toe footwear
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
OSHA General Industry Standard
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)

41. Neurological
Remedial Design/ Remedial Action
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - and Rodenticide Act
the primary health effect from lead
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)]

42. For a 12 -000 gallon AST storing a Class IIIB combustible liquid - what is the minimum set back from the property line?
5 ft (UFC)
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
Initiation - Document review - prepare for on-site audit - perform on-site audit - prepare the audit report - complete the audit - conduct the audit follow-up
Minimum Technology Requirements (RCRA) - including liner requirements - leak detection and collection requirements - groundwater monitoring

43. Ionization
Includes the EPA ID number - the name of the primary transporter - the names of backup transporters - an ER number that must be answered 24/7 - the name and address of the generator - the signature of the generator or an agent
The removal of electrons from an electrically neutral atom
1. Prevent or reduce 2. Recycle 3. Treat 4. Dispose or otherwise release
compatibility among stored chemicals - spill control and containment - storage cabinet construction

44. Life Safety Code hazards
Concentrations >= 50 and >500 ppm PCB
1) Screening 2) Scoping 3) EIS Preparation 4) Review
low - ordinary - high
Total Maximum Daily Load - CWA Section 303

45. 49 CFR = ?
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)
Department of Transportation
Environmental policy - planning - Implementation and operation - Checking and Corrective Action - Management Review
limited access and/or toxic atmospheres the potential for an IDLH atmosphere makes it a 'permit required confined space'

46. TLV
Non-attainment
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) - Dept of Energy
Threshold Limit Value
Chemical inventory forms including chemical names and CAS numbers

47. What are the categories of particulate matter (PM)?
Natural capital (environment) - human capital (people) - social capital (relationships/structures) - manufactured capital (fixed assets) - financial capital (profit - sales - shares - cash)
fume - solid - 0.03um - 0.3um smoke - solid - 0.05 um - 1um mist - liquid - 0.5um - 3um dust - solid - 1um - 10mm spray - liquid - 10um- 10mm
Environmental policy - planning - Implementation and operation - Checking and Corrective Action - Management Review
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)

48. ALARA
As Low As Reasonably Achievable (AEA)
Required to prepare and implement a stormwater pollution prevention plan - form a pollution prevention team - create pollution prevention measures - and use Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Composite noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
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

49. How do you calculate the Hazard Index (HI)?
Temporary storage for less than 30 days - impervious flooring - PCB marked - must be disposed of within one year - PCB cleanup spills to grazing land or vegetable gardens are subject to standards at the discretion of the regional office - limited to
units associated with medical monitoring for lead
HI = dose / RfD
will float in water

50. Nine penalty mitigation conditions
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
Land Disposal Restriction (RCRA) - meant to minimize post-closure escape of waste - reduces the volume of haz waste disposal - encourages recycling
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
Systematic discovery - voluntary discovery (sampling/auditing) - prompt disclosure (within 21 days) - independent discovery and disclosure - correction and remediation within 60 days - prevent recurrence of the violation - repeat violations are ineli