The document discusses the history and development of regulations around hazardous waste management in the United States. It covers the passage of RCRA in 1976 to regulate hazardous waste creation and disposal. It then discusses the Love Canal disaster in 1978 where chemical waste caused health issues in local residents. This led to the relocation of 900 families and demonstrated the need for improved regulations. The document next addresses the creation of HAZWOPER guidelines in 1990 through a collaborative effort between government agencies to standardize requirements for hazardous waste cleanup and emergency response. It provides examples of safety protocols and inspections at an Ohio facility with Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) certification for hazardous waste handling.

1. TSD
And Intro to Hazardous Waste

2. 1976
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) was passed to regulate the
creation, transport, and disposal of
hazardous material.

3. Love Canal - 1978
• 20,000 tons of 240 different chemicals
stored at the dump in NY
• Birth defects, miscarriages, and cancer
were reported
• 900 families relocated

4. 1990
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) consulted with the
• Coast Guard, the
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
• to create the HAZWOPER guidelines as a way to
standardize the requirements for dealing with
hazardous waste cleanup or emergency situations.

5. 2015
• $215,000 Fine for Serious Safety
and Health Violations
• The Seattle employer has been
cited for multiple serious
workplace health violations after
a worker became entangled in a
rotating shaft while working
inside a confined space.
• Drum Shot Blasting

6. Programs

8. Drum Handling Procedures

11. VPP Site - Ohio
• Job Hazard Analysis is performed on all
job functions.
• Safety and Health inspections are
performed monthly by the site General
Manager and Health and Safety Manager.
• Industrial hygiene (IH) samplings are
performed for dust, organics, and noise.
• The STOP Card Program requires
observations of employees’ actions
and duties.
• STOP Observation cards are than
tracked by the safety department to
spot trends in safety performance.
• Each Operations Manager is required
to complete a minimum of one
observation per month.
• Toolbox meetings are performed each
week per department

12. VPP Site - Ohio
• Nitrogen purging and inerting of
organic processing to prevent
fire or explosion,
• Guards over moving parts, and
• Automatic fire suppression and
alarm systems.
• Buddy system while any work is
being done, and
• Prohibiting eating, smoking, or
drinking in processing areas.

13. VPP Site - Ohio
• The site Facility Work Stoppage Guideline
gives authority to all personnel to stop
work in the event of an unsafe condition;
this is in addition to the standard
management authority for stoppage.
Some examples are:
• Leaking container (s), tank (s), pump (s),
and/or vehicles;
• Unsuitable structural integrity of container
(e.g., pin holes, weeping drums, severe
denting and/or corrosion);
• Incompatible waste or materials (e.g., acid /
cyanides, acid / base, etc.) stored with the
same secondary containment unit;
• Inadequate and/or obstructed aisle space
between containers (minimum of two feet);
and
• Any health and safety incident or injury.