Hazardous Waste Management

Define a hazardous waste, recognize standards that regulate hazardous waste, and identify requirements of hazardous waste management.

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Define hazardous waste, explain the importance of managing it properly, and list the categories of hazardous waste generators.

• List some actions industrial facilities use to manage hazardous waste and explain how you can assist your company with its hazardous waste management efforts.

• Describe how to handle common types of hazardous waste.

• Describe how you, and other individuals with various roles and responsibilities, should respond to an unintended release of hazardous waste.