HAZMAT TECHNICIAN US REGULATIONS
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This document provides an overview of US regulations governing hazardous materials for emergency responders. It aims to help understand the purposes and requirements of regulations from the US DOT, OSHA, CPSC, and EPA. Key points covered include definitions of hazardous materials and employers, packaging and transport standards, hazard identification requirements, and acts like CERCLA governing cleanup of contaminated sites. The full document contains additional details on these topics to help emergency responders understand and comply with relevant US regulations.
HAZMAT TECHNICIAN US REGULATIONS
- 1. PREVIEW OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN US REGULATIONS BRAVE TRAINING SOLUTIONS COPYRIGHT 2010 WWW.BRAVETRAINING.COM H10V1
- 2. GOALS To understand the federal regulations governing hazardous materials for emergency responders in the United States
- 3. OBJECTIVES To know the purposes of regulations Define Hazardous Materials Understand regulations under US DOT, OSHA, CPSC & EPA requirements
- 4. Sets standards for security at facilities which may use or store high volumes of potential WMDs or its components The US Coast Guard operates the National Response Center 4
- 5. 5 DEFINITION HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EMPLOYER a person who uses one or more of its employees in connection with: transporting hazardous materials in commerce; causing hazardous materials to be transported or shipped in commerce; or representing, marking, certifying, selling, offering, reconditioning, testing, repairing, or modifying containers, drums, or packagings as qualified to use in the transportation of hazardous materials
- 6. 6 HM-181 PERFORMANCE- ORIENTED PACKAGING STANDARDS (POPS) Brought the US inline with UN guidelines for packaging which requires all shipments to be packaged in UN specified containers Classified, named, marked, placarded, & labeled in accordance with Hazmat Table in 49 CFR 172.101
- 8. 8 PLACARDS Required on most transport vehicles & bulk containers
- 9. 9 PACKAGING GROUP Determines Type of packaging Markings Quantity restrictions Mode of transportation
- 10. 10 DEFINITION Toxic Waste (D004-D043) Evaluated by Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) D004-D011 Heavy Metals D012-D017 Pesticides D018-D043 Organics Ref 40 CFR 261.24 10
- 11. 11 COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) Provides federal authority to respond to abandoned sites & resources to clean them up Establishes requirements for reporting of spills & taxes taxes for site clean up 11
- 12. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION GO TO LINK BELOW US REGULATIONS FOR COMPLETE HAZMAT TECH SERIES FOR COMPLETE SPANISH HAZMAT SERIES