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With appropriate planning IMACC is
offering qualified customers and emptiers Shop
Floor Hazardous Waste Generator Training assistance (an annual requirement
for large quantity generators) and DOT Hazmat Training
assistance (required
every three years). These programs are described below.
RCRA Hazardous Waste
Generator Regulations
40 CFR §
265.16: Personnel training (Large Quantity Generator)
(a)(1) Facility personnel must
successfully complete a program of classroom instruction or on-
the-job training that teaches them to perform their duties in a
way that ensures the facility’s compliance with the requirements
of this part. The owner or operator must ensure that this
program includes all the elements described in the document
required under paragraph (d)(3) of this section.
(2) This program must be directed
by a person trained in hazardous waste management procedures,
and must include instruction which teaches facility personnel
hazardous waste management procedures (including contingency
plan implementation) relevant to the positions in which they are
employed.
(3) At a minimum, the training
program must be designed to ensure that facility personnel are
able to respond effectively to emergencies by familiarizing them
with emergency procedures, emergency equipment, and emergency
systems, including where applicable:
(i)
Procedures for using, inspecting, repairing, and replacing
facility emergency and monitoring equipment;
(ii) Key
parameters for automatic waste feed cut-off systems; (iii)
Communications or alarm systems;
(iv) Response to fires or explosions;
(v) Response to ground-water contamination incidents; and
(vi) Shutdown of operations.
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Please follow the link on
this page for complete requirements and
Personnel Training
requirements for Small (SQG) and Large Quantity Generators
(LQG).
DOT Training Requirements
Code of Federal Regulations
Title 49, Subpart H, §172.700-172.704
Training Must Include:
- General awareness/familiarization
- Function-specific training
- Safety
- Security awareness
- In-depth security training, if a security plans is
required
- Driver training (for each hazmat employee who will
operate a motor vehicle)
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