Quiz: Who Needs Hazmat/Hazardous Waste Training?
Examine five scenarios and determine who needs DOT hazmat and/or RCRA hazardous waste training.
John tests solid wastes for ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity. What training does he need?
Not quite.
Employees who test solid waste for hazardous waste characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity) must be trained on the RCRA hazardous waste regulations. That includes John!
That's right.
Employees who test solid waste for hazardous waste characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity) must be trained on the RCRA hazardous waste regulations. That includes John!
Anne selects the Proper Shipping Name for each hazardous material her company ships. What training does she need?
Not quite.
Employees who make decisions about hazmat packages, like Anne does when selecting Proper Shipping Names, are directly affecting hazmat transportation safety and, therefore, need training on US DOT’s Hazardous Materials Regulations.
That's right.
Employees who make decisions about hazmat packages, like Anne does when selecting Proper Shipping Names, are directly affecting hazmat transportation safety and, therefore, need training on US DOT’s Hazardous Materials Regulations.
Sue prepares drums of ignitable waste for shipment. What training does she need?
Not quite.
Solid wastes that exhibit the ignitable characteristic are hazardous waste. US DOT says that hazardous wastes, in transit, are hazardous materials. Handling hazardous waste points to RCRA hazardous waste training and preparing hazardous materials for shipment points to DOT hazmat shipper training. So, Sue must get both kinds of training.
That's right.
Solid wastes that exhibit the ignitable characteristic are hazardous waste. US DOT says that hazardous wastes, in transit, are hazardous materials. Handling hazardous waste points to RCRA hazardous waste training and preparing hazardous materials for shipment points to DOT hazmat shipper training. So, Sue must get both kinds of training.
Brian moves corrosive waste from a satellite accumulation area to the site’s central accumulation area. What training does he need?
Not quite.
Corrosive waste is hazardous waste. Moving hazardous waste on-site any distance, like Brian does in this scenario, is covered work and the employee doing that work must receive RCRA hazardous waste training.
That's right.
Corrosive waste is hazardous waste. Moving hazardous waste on-site any distance, like Brian does in this scenario, is covered work and the employee doing that work must receive RCRA hazardous waste training.
Chandler directly supervises an employee that packs new class 9 lithium batteries for transport. What training does he need?
Not quite.
Hazmat employees need hazmat training. Hazmat employees are people who directly affect hazmat transportation safety. That includes anyone supervising an employee actively performing a hazmat function. So, Chandler-the hands-off-supervisor needs training, too.
Also, you finished the quiz! Nice. Thank you for your time. Please, aim some “happy birthdays” toward the NJ/NY/PA tri-state area on July 19. That’s my birthday. Have a great weekend!
That's right.
Hazmat employees need hazmat training. Hazmat employees are people who directly affect hazmat transportation safety. That includes anyone supervising an employee actively performing a hazmat function. So, Chandler-the hands-off-supervisor needs training, too.
Also, you finished the quiz! Nice. Thank you for your time. Please, aim some “happy birthdays” toward the NJ/NY/PA tri-state area on July 19. That’s my birthday. Have a great weekend!
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In an email, we promised to make sense of who needs DOT hazmat and RCRA hazardous waste training. Here is us, making good on that promise:
- Hazmat Training: A Complete Guide for Shippers of Hazardous Materials
- RCRA Training: A Complete Guide for Hazardous Waste Generators
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