Waste Management Part 2 (Recordkeeping)
Basic recordkeeping and reporting requirements pursuant to RCRA regulations
- 1.What are the three categories of hazardous waste generators pursuant to RCRA?
- A.
High volume generators, exempt generators, low volume generators
- B.
Large quantity generators, small quantity generators, special generators
- C.
Conditionally exempt small quantity generators, large quantity generators, small quantity generators
- 2.Under RCRA, who is ulitmately responsible for the proper management of hazardous waste?
- A.
The generator
- B.
The TSDF
- C.
The generator and the TSDF are equally responsible
- 3.The acronym TSDF stands for: treatment storage and disposal facility
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Who is required to write and maintain a hazardous waste contingency plan?
- A.
Both LQGs and SQGs, CESQGs are exempt
- B.
ALL generators of hazardous waste
- C.
LQGs only
- 5.The statute of limitations for RCRA is 5 years (i.e. the length of time that records need to be maintained.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.All generators of hazardous waste must post emergency information next to the phone (preferably in the vicinity of the accumulation area)
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.A hazardous waste accumulation label must contain the following information:
- A.
Generator ID Number, date container was filled, hazard class
- B.
Proper DOT shipping name, start date of accumulation, responsible official
- C.
General facility information, type of waste generated, start date of accumulation
- 8.Both LQGs and SQGs are required to conduct weekly inpsections of their hazardous waste accumulation areas and document the results.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.A generator MUST recieve a signed copy of the hazardous waste manifest from the TSDF (treatment storage and disposal facility) within how many days?
- A.
45
- B.
60
- C.
35
- 10.A "large quantity generator" (LQG) of hazardous waste is a facility that generates how much waste?
- A.
More than 2,200 lbs/mo
- B.
More than 22,000 lbs/mo
- C.
None of the above
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