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Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Beta particle
Can be stopped by plastic/aluminum foil. Can travel up to four feet from source. Made up of an electron.
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)
Has one or more states of matter in the mixture
Oil - gasoline - paint

2. EPCRA
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act
Particulates - Sulfur Dioxide - Nitrogen Dioxide - Carbon Monoxide - Ozone - Lead

3. For a 12 -000 gallon AST storing a Class IIIB combustible liquid - what is the minimum set back from the property line?
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
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
5 ft (UFC)
RCRA Facility Investigation

4. SWMU
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
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
OSHA General Industry Standard

5. IM
lithium (Li) - sodium (Na) - and potassium (K) Dangerous when wet
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)
gaining electrons
Interim Measures

6. Pumping/slug testing
Requires New Source Performance Standards - BACT - Title V Operating Permit
Concentrations >= 50 and >500 ppm PCB
Estimates hydraulic conductivity
CDI = (Concentration)(daily intake)(exposure frequency)(exposure duration - typ 70 years)/(body weight - typ 70 kg)(average exposure time (day)

7. FFCA
Lethal dose 50%
A material used in PPE - very effective against hydrocarbons but dissolves in water
Covers building services and fire protection equipment
Federal Facilities Compliance Act (1992) - provided a statutory basis for pursuing monetary penalties against Federal Facilities

8. Emergency response not required...
When the release results in exposure to persons solely within the boundaries of the facility
Initiation - Document review - prepare for on-site audit - perform on-site audit - prepare the audit report - complete the audit - conduct the audit follow-up
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Toxic Substances Control Act (requires toxicity testing of new compounds)

9. Mixture
Material that can be separated by a physical process (evaporation) - density differences - or simple solubility difference.
Trespass - Nuisance - Negligence - Strict Liability
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)
Initiation - Document review - prepare for on-site audit - perform on-site audit - prepare the audit report - complete the audit - conduct the audit follow-up

10. Nucleus
Coast Guard - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Does NOT require an employer to pay for non-specialty safety toe footwear
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
The center of an atom made up of a proton and a neutron

11. NFPA Life Safety Code
Plan - Do - Check - Act (P2)
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
Covers building services and fire protection equipment
Can be found in the Federal Register but are easiest to find on the Agencies website or from a regulation tracking service

12. CAMU
SO2 - SO3 - and SO4(-2)
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act
Corrective Action Management Unit (RCRA) - needs to assess environmental and health risks - if it will enhance the timeliness of remediation - will minimize the land utilized for final disposal - will provide expeditious implementation of site remedi
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

13. Sulfur coal plant emit?
Reactive - Corrosive - Ignitable - Toxic
SO2 - SO3 - and SO4(-2)
In RCRA - a facility that predates RCRA but is pursuing a RCRA permit
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)

14. HVL Half Value (radiation)
Only pesticides registered with the USEPA can be distributed - sold or placed into commerce
Slowest - largest radioactive particle. Most destructive if inhaled or ingested. Can be stopped by paper/tyvek. Made up of a proton and neutron.
On the periodic table - a set of elements that act the same chemically. Eg. Noble Gases - Halide series
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

15. The respiratory protection equipment required for initial entry to remove sludge that is contaminated with an unknown hydrocarbon is?
SCBA operated in pressure demand mode
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source
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

16. HAP
Have the full effect of the law and can be enforced civilly and criminally
Hazardous Air Pollutant
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)
A material used in PPE - very effective against hydrocarbons but dissolves in water

17. What responsibility does the employer have for ensuring that employees are proficient in the use of PPE?
The employer must provide training - require the employee to demonstrate proficiency - retrain employees who lose proficiency - and provide written certification.
Required for the transportation of hazardous materials
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
Has one or more states of matter in the mixture

18. CMS
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
Corrective Measures Study (RCRA)
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)
Staircase dimensional criteria for egress are covered under the Life Safety Code and UBC

19. ROD
Record of Decision
The top priority for OSHA inspections are imminent danger situations.
Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid - Short chain hydrocarbons including gasoline. NAPLs adhere to soil particles
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

20. CA
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
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (1986)
RCRA Facility Investigation
Atomic Energy Act

21. Grab samples for wastewater 24-hour composite sampling event
Oil and grease
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
Does NOT require an employer to pay for non-specialty safety toe footwear

22. Alpha particle
5 ft (UFC)
gaining electrons
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
Slowest - largest radioactive particle. Most destructive if inhaled or ingested. Can be stopped by paper/tyvek. Made up of a proton and neutron.

23. Ingestion
the primary route of exposure to lead
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
Federal Facilities Compliance Act (1992) - provided a statutory basis for pursuing monetary penalties against Federal Facilities
Local Emergency Planning Committee

24. New major air emissions in an attainment area
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
Non-attainment
Have the full effect of the law and can be enforced civilly and criminally
Requires New Source Performance Standards - BACT - Title V Operating Permit

25. LD(50/30) refers to?
the primary route of exposure to lead
PPA - RCRA - CWA - CAA
Toxic Substances Control Act (requires toxicity testing of new compounds)
The dose expected to cause the death of 50% of an exposed population within 30 minutes

26. CERCLA Section 102

27. RCRA
SO2 - SO3 - and SO4(-2)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Trespass - Nuisance - Negligence
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

28. 49 CFR = ?
Department of Transportation
Department of Homeland Security (US Coast Guard - US Secret Service - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
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)
Remedial Investigation

29. Tolerances
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
OSHA General Industry Standard
Not a toxin (for a particular target organ) that in combination with a toxin - enhances the toxins effect
FIFRA definition for pesticide residue on food

30. RI
Remedial Investigation
Three. 100 (one) 50 (two) 25 (three) 12.5
between 16 Hz and 20 -000 Hz frequencies
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)

31. ISO 14000 parts
Material that can be separated by a physical process (evaporation) - density differences - or simple solubility difference.
Environmental Auditing (EA) - Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Life cycle assessment (LCA)
Not considered a hazardous waste if the mixture no longer retains the characteristic that made it hazardous (i.e. ignitability)
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)

32. HAZWOPER Training
Corrective Measures Study (RCRA)
Requires 40-hours off-site safety training - 3 days of supervised field experience. Supervisors require 8 hours of additional training.
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
Atomic Energy Act

33. Vapor Density
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
mass per unit volume of a given vapor/gas relative to that of air
low - ordinary - high
Has one or more states of matter in the mixture

34. SWPPPs
Sound is characterized by pressure - power - and intensity
1. Prevent or reduce 2. Recycle 3. Treat 4. Dispose or otherwise release
Stormwater pollution prevention plans
Necessary for facility with oil storage in excess of 1 -000 -000 gallons - requires drills and tabletop exercises - plans for Worst Case Discharges (WCDs) - and training for employees on the FRP

35. TSDF
Clean Water Act
Oil and grease
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
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

36. PA/SI
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
Preliminary Assessment/ Site Inspection
mass per unit volume of a given vapor/gas relative to that of air
The removal of electrons from an electrically neutral atom

37. Air monitoring for methane and hydrogen sulfide
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
Normally stable
Staircase dimensional criteria for egress are covered under the Life Safety Code and UBC
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

38. TSCA
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)
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (1986)
Toxic Substances Control Act (requires toxicity testing of new compounds)
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

39. RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - covers generation of haz waste - transportation of haz waste - USTs - and non-haz solid waste
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
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)
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (RCRA) included hazardous waste used as fuel - financial responsibility - Minimum Technology Requirements (MTRs) - and air emissions from TSDFs

40. CERCLA
Requires core elements such as a management review - policy - checking - and corrective actions
Pollution Prevention - the highest priority is source reduction - the most effective P2 activity is product modification to avoid solvent use
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
Comprehensive Environmental Response - Compensation and Liability Act

41. PNL
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
chemiluminescence
Local Emergency Planning Committee

42. TDS
Concentrations >= 50 and >500 ppm PCB
Half-mask 10 - Full Face 50 - Supplied Air (w/o egress bottle) 1000 - SCBA 10000
Requires core elements such as a management review - policy - checking - and corrective actions
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)

43. ISO 14001
Requires core elements such as a management review - policy - checking - and corrective actions
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
State Emergency Response Commission
Stormwater pollution prevention plans

44. LD50
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Lethal dose 50%
The removal of electrons from an electrically neutral atom
19.5% (O2/vol) or less

45. PSD
risk = slope factor (SF) x CDI
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid - Short chain hydrocarbons including gasoline. NAPLs adhere to soil particles

46. How do you calculate the Hazard Index (HI)?
19.5% (O2/vol) or less
Secure site assets - Deter - Detect - Delay - Screen and control access.
Approval - Conditional Approval - Disapproval
HI = dose / RfD

47. Stormwater permit holder
19.5% (O2/vol) or less
Local Emergency Planning Committee
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)
Hazardous occupancy

48. CSAT
Limit of Detection - Should be at least 25% of the TLV for a air monitoring device to be acceptable for use
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks
lithium (Li) - sodium (Na) - and potassium (K) Dangerous when wet
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

49. Federal regulation amendments
Reasonable Achievable Control Technology
Can be found in the Federal Register but are easiest to find on the Agencies website or from a regulation tracking service
will float
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks

50. Polyvinyl alcohol PVA
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
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
A material used in PPE - very effective against hydrocarbons but dissolves in water
Composite noise level - a noise rating associated with airports