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Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
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1. 29CFR1926
OSHA Construction Standard
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Mineral Resources
No observable adverse effect level
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid. Includes chlorinated solvents and long-chain hydrocarbons (heavy oils/asphalts) - DNAPLs do not adhere to soil particles
2. 404
Particulates - Sulfur Dioxide - Nitrogen Dioxide - Carbon Monoxide - Ozone - Lead
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
Ignitability - corrosivity - toxicity - reactivity
CDI = (Concentration)(daily intake)(exposure frequency)(exposure duration - typ 70 years)/(body weight - typ 70 kg)(average exposure time (day)
3. Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
On the periodic table - a set of elements that act the same chemically. Eg. Noble Gases - Halide series
Particulates - Sulfur Dioxide - Nitrogen Dioxide - Carbon Monoxide - Ozone - Lead
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
4. Vapor Density < 1
Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats (business)
Covers Haz Waste Operations - Cleanup - and ERs
will float
Chain of Custody - provides written documentation of the history of the sample
5. Specific Gravity < 1
will float in water
Normally stable
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
EPA - Protection of the Environment
6. NFPA Class B fire
Oil - gasoline - paint
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
Lethal dose 50%
Stormwater pollution prevention plans
7. Beta particle
Can be stopped by plastic/aluminum foil. Can travel up to four feet from source. Made up of an electron.
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (RCRA) included hazardous waste used as fuel - financial responsibility - Minimum Technology Requirements (MTRs) - and air emissions from TSDFs
No observable adverse effect level
The center of an atom made up of a proton and a neutron
8. To qualify a UST as a 'confined space' it must be established that it has...
9. CERCLA Section 102
10. Risk calculation
risk = slope factor (SF) x CDI
Hazardous Air Pollutant
EPA - Protection of the Environment
Clean Water Act
11. CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response - Compensation and Liability Act
CDI = (Concentration)(daily intake)(exposure frequency)(exposure duration - typ 70 years)/(body weight - typ 70 kg)(average exposure time (day)
Safe Drinking Water Act (est MCLs)
Preliminary Assessment/ Site Inspection
12. FIFRA registration
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
Burns as ordinarily combustible and presents a minimum reactivity hazard
Only pesticides registered with the USEPA can be distributed - sold or placed into commerce
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
13. Hazardous waste characteristics
Recycling the solution directly into the process from which it was generated. Disposal in a landfill and volatilization are not acceptable under RCRA
1) Screening 2) Scoping 3) EIS Preparation 4) Review
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source
Ignitability - corrosivity - toxicity - reactivity
14. 29CFR1910.132(h)(2)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act
Used to dispose of oil and gas production wastes (SWDA)
Does NOT require an employer to pay for non-specialty safety toe footwear
15. Sample blanks
Invasive evaluation of potential RECs
Used to determine contamination that is introduced in the field or en route to the laboratory
Apply to discharges from MS4s serving fewer than 10 -000 people
manufacturers and importers
16. 29 CFR = ?
Department of Labor
Three. 100 (one) 50 (two) 25 (three) 12.5
compatibility among stored chemicals - spill control and containment - storage cabinet construction
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
17. How frequently should employee refresher training be provided under the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard?
No observable adverse effect level
Used to determine contamination that is introduced in the field or en route to the laboratory
as needed - but at least every 3 yrs
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
18. FIFRA
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - and Rodenticide Act
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)
Full body encapsulating suit - SCBA - Dermal protection
19. PSD
State Emergency Response Commission
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source
PPA - RCRA - CWA - CAA
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
20. NAAQS contaminants
Maximum Contaminate Level - legally enforceable public health goal
19.5% (O2/vol) or less
Department of Labor
Particulates - Sulfur Dioxide - Nitrogen Dioxide - Carbon Monoxide - Ozone - Lead
21. PCB storage
Atomic Energy Act
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
Record of Decision
Oil - gasoline - paint
22. ROD
Burns as ordinarily combustible and presents a minimum reactivity hazard
Record of Decision
Minimum Technology Requirements (RCRA) - including liner requirements - leak detection and collection requirements - groundwater monitoring
70 years
23. LOD
In RCRA - a facility that predates RCRA but is pursuing a RCRA permit
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
Limit of Detection - Should be at least 25% of the TLV for a air monitoring device to be acceptable for use
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act
24. Waste Management Hierarchy
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
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (RCRA) included hazardous waste used as fuel - financial responsibility - Minimum Technology Requirements (MTRs) - and air emissions from TSDFs
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
1. Prevent or reduce 2. Recycle 3. Treat 4. Dispose or otherwise release
25. Ingestion
the primary route of exposure to lead
will float in water
Department of Transportation
Soil vapor extraction wells
26. Site Security Plan
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
TMDLs - Turbidity - pH - Bioassay
Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
Secure site assets - Deter - Detect - Delay - Screen and control access.
27. OHSA inspections
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
Limit of Detection - Should be at least 25% of the TLV for a air monitoring device to be acceptable for use
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Mineral Resources
The top priority for OSHA inspections are imminent danger situations.
28. CWA
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
Secure site assets - Deter - Detect - Delay - Screen and control access.
Clean Water Act
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
29. Vapor Density
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
mass per unit volume of a given vapor/gas relative to that of air
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act
Best Available Control Technology
30. TSCA
Stormwater pollution prevention plans
losing electrons
Toxic Substances Control Act (requires toxicity testing of new compounds)
70 years
31. P2
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
Environmental policy - planning - Implementation and operation - Checking and Corrective Action - Management Review
Requires 40-hours off-site safety training - 3 days of supervised field experience. Supervisors require 8 hours of additional training.
Pollution Prevention - the highest priority is source reduction - the most effective P2 activity is product modification to avoid solvent use
32. What are the required elements in a negligence claim?
units associated with medical monitoring for lead
Permits Dredge and Fill Permits administered by the Army Corp of Engineers
limited access and/or toxic atmospheres the potential for an IDLH atmosphere makes it a 'permit required confined space'
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
33. Land Disposal Notification
compatibility among stored chemicals - spill control and containment - storage cabinet construction
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards
Not a toxin (for a particular target organ) that in combination with a toxin - enhances the toxins effect
Pollution Prevention - the highest priority is source reduction - the most effective P2 activity is product modification to avoid solvent use
34. TPQ
risk = slope factor (SF) x CDI
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
Non-attainment
Hazardous occupancy
35. Ways to reference a law
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
Suitable for NFPA Class A and Class B fires
Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats (business)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
36. NESHAP
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
Work breakdown structure (PM)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Initiation - Document review - prepare for on-site audit - perform on-site audit - prepare the audit report - complete the audit - conduct the audit follow-up
37. Trade exemption
Allows private carriers to transport hazardous materials if individual packages do not exceed 8 gallons or 66 pounds
Oil and grease
Total Maximum Daily Load - CWA Section 303
FIFRA definition for pesticide residue on food
38. Groundwater
39. 40 CFR = ?
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
Best Available Control Technology
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - Rodenticide Act
EPA - Protection of the Environment
40. TDS
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
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source
Reasonable Achievable Control Technology
41. What training is required for a permit required confined space entry?
as needed - but at least every 3 yrs
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)
EPA - OSHA - DOT
Confined space - HAZWOPER - respirator training
42. Specification packaging
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source
Required for the transportation of hazardous materials
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act
State Emergency Response Commission
43. Toxin
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
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
Minimum Technology Requirements (RCRA) - including liner requirements - leak detection and collection requirements - groundwater monitoring
the primary health effect from lead
44. Audible range for humans
Allows private carriers to transport hazardous materials if individual packages do not exceed 8 gallons or 66 pounds
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)
between 16 Hz and 20 -000 Hz frequencies
70 years
45. What is the description of a Class IV organic peroxide?
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)]
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
Burns as ordinarily combustible and presents a minimum reactivity hazard
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
46. Air monitoring for methane and hydrogen sulfide
Invasive evaluation of potential RECs
Interior finishes with a flame spread index of less than 25
Preliminary Assessment/ Site Inspection
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
47. Stormwater permit holder
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)
Two general categories: Organizational evaluation standards and Product and Process evaluation standards
Has one or more states of matter in the mixture
Comprehensive Environmental Response - Compensation and Liability Act
48. RI
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
Remedial Investigation
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
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (requires EIS)
49. Who is responsible for evaluating chemicals to determine if they are hazardous?
Interim Measures
Does NOT require an employer to pay for non-specialty safety toe footwear
manufacturers and importers
Required under EPCRA for a facility that has 10 -000 pounds of any hazardous chemical
50. Life Safety Code hazards
5 ft (UFC)
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)
SO2 - SO3 - and SO4(-2)
low - ordinary - high