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Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

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1. NFPA Diamond
Red=Flammability - Yellow=Reactivity - Blue=Health - White=Special Precautions - 1 is lowest hazard - 4 is extremely hazardous
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
Hazardous occupancy
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (requires EIS)

2. CERCLA Section 102

3. Trade exemption
Has thermal resistance - chemical resistance - high tensile strength - not electrically conductive
Allows private carriers to transport hazardous materials if individual packages do not exceed 8 gallons or 66 pounds
gaining electrons
Lists 'Hazardous Substances'

4. CERCLA

5. Ionization
Three year have elapsed since the last audit
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
Record of Decision
The removal of electrons from an electrically neutral atom

6. 33 CFR = ?
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
Land Disposal Restriction (RCRA) - meant to minimize post-closure escape of waste - reduces the volume of haz waste disposal - encourages recycling
Coast Guard - Navigation and Navigable Waters
units associated with medical monitoring for lead

7. What are the required elements in a negligence claim?
low - ordinary - high
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
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
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)]

8. NPDES
National Priorities List - Superfund
Oil and grease
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

9. COC
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
Spill Prevention - Control - and Countermeasure Plans - required for facilities with more than 1320 gallons of above ground oil storage or 40 -000 gallons of below ground storage - must be reviewed every five years - must be sealed by a PE unless it
Chain of Custody - provides written documentation of the history of the sample
Safe Drinking Water Act (est MCLs)

10. Stormwater permit sampling
low - ordinary - high
Pollution Prevention - the highest priority is source reduction - the most effective P2 activity is product modification to avoid solvent use
Includes grab sampling - pH and temp of the sample - rainfall measurements - record of the date and duration of the sampling
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (requires EIS)

11. Ingestion
Required under EPCRA for a facility that has 10 -000 pounds of any hazardous chemical
the primary route of exposure to lead
In RCRA - a facility that predates RCRA but is pursuing a RCRA permit
Sound is characterized by pressure - power - and intensity

12. SDWA
Normally stable
Slowest - largest radioactive particle. Most destructive if inhaled or ingested. Can be stopped by paper/tyvek. Made up of a proton and neutron.
Safe Drinking Water Act (est MCLs)
Requires 40-hours off-site safety training - 3 days of supervised field experience. Supervisors require 8 hours of additional training.

13. CDI
Can be found in the Federal Register but are easiest to find on the Agencies website or from a regulation tracking service
Uniform mixture
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
Chronic Daily Intake

14. FFCA
Trespass - Nuisance - Negligence - Strict Liability
When the release results in exposure to persons solely within the boundaries of the facility
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source
Federal Facilities Compliance Act (1992) - provided a statutory basis for pursuing monetary penalties against Federal Facilities

15. Neurological
Concentrations >= 50 and >500 ppm PCB
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
the primary health effect from lead
units associated with medical monitoring for lead

16. NESHAP
The employer must provide training - require the employee to demonstrate proficiency - retrain employees who lose proficiency - and provide written certification.
Local Emergency Planning Committee
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

17. Class IV UIC
Used to dispose of hazardous wastes (SWDA)
lithium (Li) - sodium (Na) - and potassium (K) Dangerous when wet
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
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers

18. PDCA
Plan - Do - Check - Act (P2)
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
Only pesticides registered with the USEPA can be distributed - sold or placed into commerce
Remedial Design/ Remedial Action

19. FWPCA
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1972)
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - and Rodenticide Act
Requires 40-hours off-site safety training - 3 days of supervised field experience. Supervisors require 8 hours of additional training.

20. What are the four types of torts?
Total Maximum Daily Load - CWA Section 303
SO2 - SO3 - and SO4(-2)
Trespass - Nuisance - Negligence - Strict Liability
Preliminary Assessment/ Site Inspection

21. MACT
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
Land Disposal Restriction (RCRA) - meant to minimize post-closure escape of waste - reduces the volume of haz waste disposal - encourages recycling
Oil and grease - BOD - COD - and TSS
Suitable for NFPA Class A and Class B fires

22. COI
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)
Has thermal resistance - chemical resistance - high tensile strength - not electrically conductive
Chemical of Interest (CFATS)

23. Periodic group
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act
Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
On the periodic table - a set of elements that act the same chemically. Eg. Noble Gases - Halide series

24. TSCA inventory list requirements
Hazardous Air Pollutant
Clean Water Act
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
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

25. Pesticides
Only pesticides registered with the USEPA can be distributed - sold or placed into commerce
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Herbicides - Insecticides - Biocides
The dose expected to cause the death of 50% of an exposed population within 30 minutes

26. Polyvinyl alcohol PVA
Can be found in the Federal Register but are easiest to find on the Agencies website or from a regulation tracking service
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)
A material used in PPE - very effective against hydrocarbons but dissolves in water
Hazardous occupancy

27. Phase II storm water requirements
SCBA operated in pressure demand mode
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1972)
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
Apply to discharges from MS4s serving fewer than 10 -000 people

28. Heterogeneous
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
State Emergency Response Commission
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)
Has one or more states of matter in the mixture

29. Groundwater

30. TMDL
Total Maximum Daily Load - CWA Section 303
Includes manifests - exception reports - applicable records for the previous year - and certificates of disposal or destruction
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)
SCBA operated in pressure demand mode

31. What classifications are used for cryogenic fluids?
CDI = (Concentration)(daily intake)(exposure frequency)(exposure duration - typ 70 years)/(body weight - typ 70 kg)(average exposure time (day)
corrosive/highly toxic - flammable - non-flammable
Reasonable Achievable Control Technology
TMDLs - Turbidity - pH - Bioassay

32. PCB storage
as needed - but at least every 3 yrs
Required for the transportation of hazardous materials
Established water quality criteria - requires assessment of watersheds - established the NPDES program - requires point source compliance with treatment technologies
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

33. Audible range for humans
Carbon dioxide
between 16 Hz and 20 -000 Hz frequencies
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
70 years

34. NEF
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 Priorities List - Superfund
Noise exposure forecast - a noise rating associated with airports
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

35. ISO 14001
Arsenic (5 ppm max) - Cadmium (2 ppm max) - Chromium (10ppm max) - Lead (100 ppm max) - Total Halogens (4000 ppm max) - Flash point (100oF minimum)
Required under EPCRA for a facility that has 10 -000 pounds of any hazardous chemical
Requires core elements such as a management review - policy - checking - and corrective actions
Environmental Auditing (EA) - Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Life cycle assessment (LCA)

36. 8 types of records to review in an audit
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
Record of Decision
Covers Haz Waste Operations - Cleanup - and ERs
environmental permits - environmental logs and inspections - correspondence to/from regulatory agencies - regulatory report filings - facility material balance - emission inventories - MSDSs - Hazardous waste manifests/shipping papers

37. ROD
Record of Decision
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
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (1986)
Have the full effect of the law and can be enforced civilly and criminally

38. HAP
Department of Homeland Security (US Coast Guard - US Secret Service - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Hazardous Air Pollutant
Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats (business)
Invasive evaluation of potential RECs

39. 40 CFR = ?
Recycling the solution directly into the process from which it was generated. Disposal in a landfill and volatilization are not acceptable under RCRA
EPA - Protection of the Environment
chemiluminescence
Safe Drinking Water Act (est MCLs)

40. Egress
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
Pollution Prevention - the highest priority is source reduction - the most effective P2 activity is product modification to avoid solvent use
Staircase dimensional criteria for egress are covered under the Life Safety Code and UBC
Used to dispose of oil and gas production wastes (SWDA)

41. Nine penalty mitigation conditions
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
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
Remedial Investigation
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (RCRA) included hazardous waste used as fuel - financial responsibility - Minimum Technology Requirements (MTRs) - and air emissions from TSDFs

42. Used Oil
Allows private carriers to transport hazardous materials if individual packages do not exceed 8 gallons or 66 pounds
5 ft (UFC)
Arsenic (5 ppm max) - Cadmium (2 ppm max) - Chromium (10ppm max) - Lead (100 ppm max) - Total Halogens (4000 ppm max) - Flash point (100oF minimum)
Not a toxin (for a particular target organ) that in combination with a toxin - enhances the toxins effect

43. What training is required for a permit required confined space entry?
OSHA General Industry Standard
Used to dispose of oil and gas production wastes (SWDA)
Confined space - HAZWOPER - respirator training
Maximum Contaminate Level - legally enforceable public health goal

44. Agencies that regulate asbestos
Total Maximum Daily Load - CWA Section 303
EPA - OSHA - DOT
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)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

45. 29 CFR = ?
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks
OSHA General Industry Standard
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
Department of Labor

46. Site Security Plan
units associated with medical monitoring for lead
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid. Includes chlorinated solvents and long-chain hydrocarbons (heavy oils/asphalts) - DNAPLs do not adhere to soil particles
Secure site assets - Deter - Detect - Delay - Screen and control access.

47. Vapor Density
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
Two general categories: Organizational evaluation standards and Product and Process evaluation standards
Estimates hydraulic conductivity
mass per unit volume of a given vapor/gas relative to that of air

48. Receiving water quality criteria
TMDLs - Turbidity - pH - Bioassay
lithium (Li) - sodium (Na) - and potassium (K) Dangerous when wet
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
Non-attainment

49. Waste Management Hierarchy
1. Prevent or reduce 2. Recycle 3. Treat 4. Dispose or otherwise release
In RCRA - a facility that predates RCRA but is pursuing a RCRA permit
National Priorities List - Superfund
Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats (business)

50. 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?
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
Arsenic (5 ppm max) - Cadmium (2 ppm max) - Chromium (10ppm max) - Lead (100 ppm max) - Total Halogens (4000 ppm max) - Flash point (100oF minimum)
Humic (the process is called on sorption and is based on relative affinity)