HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ONLINE COURSE OVERVIEW

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According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Hazardous waste is waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludges. They can be discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides, or the by-products of manufacturing processes.” The EPA began regulating hazardous waste in 1976.

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

Identify the purpose of a waste management program
Define the categories of waste, including hazardous, universal, “”potentially”” hazardous, and non-hazardous
Identify the purpose for regulating hazardous waste, which regulatory standards apply to hazardous waste management, and the three classifications of waste generators under RCRA
Recognize the criteria for determining if “”you”” generate a hazardous waste
Identify the container, labelling, and storage requirements for hazardous waste
Identify the requirements for developing and implementing an inspection program for hazardous waste
Identify transportation and disposal requirements for hazardous waste
Identify the requirements for emergency preparedness and contingency planning
Recognize the requirements for training personnel, reporting, and recordkeeping
Identify examples of typical hazardous wastes, universal wastes, and potentially hazardous wastes
Identify proper management and disposal procedures for typical hazardous, universal, and potentially hazardous wastes
Recognize methods for minimizing the generation of hazardous waste and evaluating those methods

Pricing Information

Corporate Account

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ONLINE COURSE TOPICS

The purpose of a waste management program
Hazardous waste categories
Overview of hazardous waste regulations
Hazardous waste generators
Containers, labelling, and storage
Hazardous waste inspection programs
Transportation and disposal
Emergency preparedness and contingency planning
Training, reporting, and recordkeeping
Managing typical wastes
Methods for minimizing waste

Duration

Average Completion Time

Completion times vary depending on the number of times the information is viewed prior to finishing the course. The average completion time is 65 minutes.

Testing

Knowledge Assessment

Testing is conducted in this online course to reinforce the information presented. You are provided three opportunities to achieve a passing mark of 80% or greater.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, a certificate will be available to download and print. You can access your certificate through your online account.