Hazardous Waste Container Labeling Requirements

The washington state department of ecology has updated the hazardous waste regulations to incorporate the epa s new generator improvement rules.

Hazardous waste container labeling requirements.

Training material on hazardous waste container labeling requirements under the academic laboratories rule. The regulations reference the dot hmr in 49 cfr part 172 for hazardous waste labeling marking and placarding requirements. Under the new rules if you generate hazardous waste in containers larger than four liters the words. The updated regulations are found in title 40 of the code of federal regulations part 262 40 cfr 262.

Only if required by the dot or. Hazardous waste labels and overpacking. Epa labeling requirements at the federal level rcra rules for container labeling as well as labeling of tanks and containment buildings were recently revised as part of the generator improvement rule gir process. In order to comply with department of transportation dot regulations proper dot labels must be filled out before the container can be shipped off site.

Epa developed this presentation to explain the container labeling under the academic laboratories rule subpart k of part 262 in title 40 of the code of federal regulations cfr. A container used for chemical hazmat onsite storage must be marked with the words hazardous waste. A a generator may accumulate as much as 55 gallons of non acute hazardous waste and or either one quart of liquid acute hazardous waste listed in 261 31 or 261 33 e of this chapter or 1 kg 2 2 lbs of solid acute hazardous waste listed in 261 31 or 261 33 e of this chapter in containers at or near any point of generation where wastes initially accumulate which is under the. Pre transport requirements package and label hazardous waste for shipment off site to a rcra facility for treatment storage or disposal.

New label requirements are in effect as of april 28 2019. Generators that accumulate hazardous waste in containment buildings are subject to article 29 of chapter 15 and must meet additional documentation and record keeping requirements. The dot recommends a six inch space 150mm between labels. The biggest changes are to the requirements for labeling hazardous waste.

Whenever hazardous material packages are overpacked the inner containers must be properly labeled in accordance with dot shipping requirements for the hazardous material. The same applies to the overpack container. Labeling and marking of all hazardous waste containers appropriately according to both epa and dot requirements is necessary in properly dealing with the waste cradle to grave. Good faith effort required 262 27.

All containers and tanks i e for lqgs and sqgs must be labeled hazardous waste marked with the date accumulation begins. Program in place required 262 27.