The EPA's recently updated RCRA rule is designed to make hazardous waste handling regulations easier to understand and to facilitate better compliance. This program reviews the important revisions mandated in these latest guidelines. The new E-Manifest System is explained in detail to show viewers how to provide more accurate and timely tracking information on hazardous waste shipments electronically instead of using outdated paper forms. The EPA's goal is to phase out written manifests within four years, so it is critical that your employees understand how the new system works.
- What the purpose of RCRA is and what its goals are.
- What the categories of listed and characteristic hazardous wastes are.
- How each of the three categories of hazardous waste generators is determined.
- What the requirements of satellite and central accumulation area are.
- How to properly label and handle hazardous waste containers.
- How the E-Manifest System is used to submit more accurate and timely tracking information for hazardous waste shipments.
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