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Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

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1. MTRs
Initiation - Document review - prepare for on-site audit - perform on-site audit - prepare the audit report - complete the audit - conduct the audit follow-up
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
Minimum Technology Requirements (RCRA) - including liner requirements - leak detection and collection requirements - groundwater monitoring
30% of Earth's fresh water supply

2. LNAPL
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
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
Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid - Short chain hydrocarbons including gasoline. NAPLs adhere to soil particles
1) Screening 2) Scoping 3) EIS Preparation 4) Review

3. FRP Facility response plan
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
FIFRA definition for pesticide residue on food
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
Includes manifests - exception reports - applicable records for the previous year - and certificates of disposal or destruction

4. What are the categories of particulate matter (PM)?
Arsenic (5 ppm max) - Cadmium (2 ppm max) - Chromium (10ppm max) - Lead (100 ppm max) - Total Halogens (4000 ppm max) - Flash point (100oF minimum)
Lists 'Hazardous Substances'
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
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure

5. Grab samples for wastewater 24-hour composite sampling event
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
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)
Oil and grease
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

6. RFI
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
risk = slope factor (SF) x CDI
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCRA Facility Investigation

7. CERCLA Section 107

8. Beta particle
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Can be stopped by plastic/aluminum foil. Can travel up to four feet from source. Made up of an electron.
Humic (the process is called on sorption and is based on relative affinity)
Oil and grease

9. CESQG
The employer must provide training - require the employee to demonstrate proficiency - retrain employees who lose proficiency - and provide written certification.
Hazardous Air Pollutant
Land Disposal Restriction (RCRA) - meant to minimize post-closure escape of waste - reduces the volume of haz waste disposal - encourages recycling
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

10. PNL
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid. Includes chlorinated solvents and long-chain hydrocarbons (heavy oils/asphalts) - DNAPLs do not adhere to soil particles
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

11. Vapor Density
Safe Drinking Water Act (est MCLs)
mass per unit volume of a given vapor/gas relative to that of air
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)
Noise exposure forecast - a noise rating associated with airports

12. ROD
Requires core elements such as a management review - policy - checking - and corrective actions
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)
Interior finishes with a flame spread index of less than 25
Record of Decision

13. 29CFR1926
OSHA Construction Standard
Oil - gasoline - paint
Department of Homeland Security (US Coast Guard - US Secret Service - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Threshold Limit Value

14. Characteristic Waste
losing electrons
SO2 - SO3 - and SO4(-2)
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
Reactive - Corrosive - Ignitable - Toxic

15. COC
On the periodic table - a set of elements that act the same chemically. Eg. Noble Gases - Halide series
Chain of Custody - provides written documentation of the history of the sample
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid. Includes chlorinated solvents and long-chain hydrocarbons (heavy oils/asphalts) - DNAPLs do not adhere to soil particles
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers

16. HAZWOPER Training
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (requires EIS)
Used to dispose of hazardous wastes (SWDA)
Requires 40-hours off-site safety training - 3 days of supervised field experience. Supervisors require 8 hours of additional training.
Uniform mixture

17. RCRA
Confined space - HAZWOPER - respirator training
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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
Normally stable

18. EPCRA hazard categories
Department of Transportation
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
Prevention of Serious Deterioration

19. NEF
State Emergency Response Commission
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
Noise exposure forecast - a noise rating associated with airports
Reasonable Achievable Control Technology

20. NPL
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - Rodenticide Act
Material that can be separated by a physical process (evaporation) - density differences - or simple solubility difference.
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
National Priorities List - Superfund

21. ug/dl
RCRA Facility Investigation
Reactive - Corrosive - Ignitable - Toxic
gaining electrons
units associated with medical monitoring for lead

22. 29CFR1910.132(h)(2)
Does NOT require an employer to pay for non-specialty safety toe footwear
Requires New Source Performance Standards - BACT - Title V Operating Permit
Remedial Investigation
Red=Flammability - Yellow=Reactivity - Blue=Health - White=Special Precautions - 1 is lowest hazard - 4 is extremely hazardous

23. EPCRA
Sound is characterized by pressure - power - and intensity
Has thermal resistance - chemical resistance - high tensile strength - not electrically conductive
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act
HI = dose / RfD

24. Nitric Oxide
Chain of Custody - provides written documentation of the history of the sample
Toxic Substances Control Act (requires toxicity testing of new compounds)
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
Has thermal resistance - chemical resistance - high tensile strength - not electrically conductive

25. CDI
Chronic Daily Intake
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)]
Soil vapor extraction wells
manufacturers and importers

26. Oxygen deficient atmosphere
Includes grab sampling - pH and temp of the sample - rainfall measurements - record of the date and duration of the sampling
compatibility among stored chemicals - spill control and containment - storage cabinet construction
19.5% (O2/vol) or less
Reasonable Achievable Control Technology

27. HVL Half Value (radiation)
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
limited access and/or toxic atmospheres the potential for an IDLH atmosphere makes it a 'permit required confined space'
Confined space - HAZWOPER - respirator training
Land Disposal Restriction (RCRA) - meant to minimize post-closure escape of waste - reduces the volume of haz waste disposal - encourages recycling

28. IM
Does NOT require an employer to pay for non-specialty safety toe footwear
Material that can be separated by a physical process (evaporation) - density differences - or simple solubility difference.
Interim Measures
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate

29. HSWA
chemiluminescence
between 16 Hz and 20 -000 Hz frequencies
Chemical inventory forms including chemical names and CAS numbers
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (RCRA) included hazardous waste used as fuel - financial responsibility - Minimum Technology Requirements (MTRs) - and air emissions from TSDFs

30. LOD
Limit of Detection - Should be at least 25% of the TLV for a air monitoring device to be acceptable for use
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
Stormwater pollution prevention plans
Safe Drinking Water Act (est MCLs)

31. What responsibility does the employer have for ensuring that employees are proficient in the use of PPE?
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
SCBA operated in pressure demand mode
The employer must provide training - require the employee to demonstrate proficiency - retrain employees who lose proficiency - and provide written certification.
Ignitability - corrosivity - toxicity - reactivity

32. CERCLA Section 102

33. Oxidation
Federal Facilities Compliance Act (1992) - provided a statutory basis for pursuing monetary penalties against Federal Facilities
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (requires EIS)
losing electrons
Can be stopped by plastic/aluminum foil. Can travel up to four feet from source. Made up of an electron.

34. High molecular weight and strongly hydrophobic organic compounds are common soil contaminates due to crude oil spills - these compounds are most often partitioned to soils containing?
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)
Humic (the process is called on sorption and is based on relative affinity)
Arsenic (5 ppm max) - Cadmium (2 ppm max) - Chromium (10ppm max) - Lead (100 ppm max) - Total Halogens (4000 ppm max) - Flash point (100oF minimum)

35. TU
Temporary Unit (RCRA)
Material that can be separated by a physical process (evaporation) - density differences - or simple solubility difference.
An absolute value which cannot be exceeded (no TWA)
limited access and/or toxic atmospheres the potential for an IDLH atmosphere makes it a 'permit required confined space'

36. 404
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - and Rodenticide Act
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
Limit of Detection - Should be at least 25% of the TLV for a air monitoring device to be acceptable for use
Slowest - largest radioactive particle. Most destructive if inhaled or ingested. Can be stopped by paper/tyvek. Made up of a proton and neutron.

37. 10 CFR =?
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) - Dept of Energy
30% of Earth's fresh water supply
Prevention of Serious Deterioration

38. NAAQS contaminants
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
HI = dose / RfD
Particulates - Sulfur Dioxide - Nitrogen Dioxide - Carbon Monoxide - Ozone - Lead
RCRA Facility Investigation

39. SWPPPs
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks
Stormwater pollution prevention plans
Sound is characterized by pressure - power - and intensity
Used to determine contamination that is introduced in the field or en route to the laboratory

40. CMS
Corrective Measures Study (RCRA)
EPA - OSHA - DOT
Chronic Daily Intake
Clean Water Act

41. NFPA Class II combustible liquid
Three. 100 (one) 50 (two) 25 (three) 12.5
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
flash point >= 100oF but less than 140oF
Not considered a hazardous waste if the mixture no longer retains the characteristic that made it hazardous (i.e. ignitability)

42. Under the Uniform Fire Code (UFC) - what are the general requirements for hazardous material storage?
Hazardous Air Pollutant
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks
compatibility among stored chemicals - spill control and containment - storage cabinet construction
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

43. For a 12 -000 gallon AST storing a Class IIIB combustible liquid - what is the minimum set back from the property line?
Comprehensive Environmental Restoration Compensation and Liability Act. Established 'Hazardous Substances' and covers sites not covered by existing laws - except facilities and vessels - does not apply to active sites - requires that actions meet sta
Can be stopped by plastic/aluminum foil. Can travel up to four feet from source. Made up of an electron.
Has thermal resistance - chemical resistance - high tensile strength - not electrically conductive
5 ft (UFC)

44. OHSA inspections
Recycling the solution directly into the process from which it was generated. Disposal in a landfill and volatilization are not acceptable under RCRA
The top priority for OSHA inspections are imminent danger situations.
FIFRA definition for pesticide residue on food
Used to dispose of hazardous wastes (SWDA)

45. COI
compatibility among stored chemicals - spill control and containment - storage cabinet construction
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
Temporary Unit (RCRA)
Chemical of Interest (CFATS)

46. MCL
Material that can be separated by a physical process (evaporation) - density differences - or simple solubility difference.
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
Maximum Contaminate Level - legally enforceable public health goal
Chemical inventory forms including chemical names and CAS numbers

47. PSD
Sound is characterized by pressure - power - and intensity
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act

48. The five assets of the SIGMA guidelines
Natural capital (environment) - human capital (people) - social capital (relationships/structures) - manufactured capital (fixed assets) - financial capital (profit - sales - shares - cash)
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Mineral Resources
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)]
chemiluminescence

49. FFCA
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks
Federal Facilities Compliance Act (1992) - provided a statutory basis for pursuing monetary penalties against Federal Facilities
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.

50. CWA 303d
Required for the transportation of hazardous materials
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
A list of impaired waters
Chemical inventory forms including chemical names and CAS numbers