ASTM_D_6498_-_99_2007.pdf

Designation:D649899(Reapproved 2007)Standard Guide forHousehold Hazardous Waste Training Outline for HouseholdHazardous Waste Collection Operations1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6498;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers recommended health and safetytraining topics for workers at operations for the collection ofhousehold hazardous waste or conditionally exempt smallquantity generator waste,or both,regardless of the type ofcollection.Although this guide is intended to protect theworker,public health,and the environment,it is not intended tosatisfy all the health and safety training requirements under theOccupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or the ResourceConservation and Recovery Act of 1976.Additionally,localand state requirements may also vary.Therefore,it is recom-mended that the operator of a household hazardous wastecollection operation also check federal,state,and local regu-lations for additional requirements.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this guide to establish appropriatesafety and health practices and determine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ANSI Standards:ANSI Z88.2 Practices for Respiratory Protection2ANSI Z358.1 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment23.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 conditionally exempt small quantity generatora gen-erator that generates not more than 100 Kg of hazardous wastein a calendar month and generates not more than 1 Kg of acutehazardous waste in a calendar month,and stores not more than1000 Kg of hazardous waste on site at any one time during themonth.3.1.2 household hazardous waste collectiona permanentsite,temporary location,or mobile or residential operation forthe collection of household hazardous waste.Some householdhazardous waste collections also accept/collect conditionallyexempt small quantity generator waste in addition to householdhazardous waste.3.1.3 state OSHA programa state which has been autho-rized by the United States Assistant Secretary of Labor forOccupational Safety and Health to implement the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.3.1.4 workeran employee or volunteer of a householdhazardous waste collection or an employee of a contractor whohas been contracted to perform services at a householdhazardous waste collection.3.2 Acronyms:3.2.1 CESQGconditionally exempt small quantity genera-tor.3.2.2 CFRCode of Federal Regulations.3.2.3 D.O.T.United States Department of Transportation.3.2.4 HHWhousehold hazardous waste.3.2.5 HHWChousehold hazardous waste collection.3.2.6 OSHAUnited States Department of Labor,Occupa-tional Safety and Health Administration.3.2.7 RCRAResource Conservation and Recovery Act.3.2.8 USEPAUnited States Environmental ProtectionAgency.4.Significance and Use4.1 This guide is written for all persons involved withHHWCs,but especially for those primarily responsible forestablishing and providing training to workers at HHWCs.Thisguide is intended to provide recommended training topicswhich should be covered during the initial baseline and annualrefresher training.The actual topics and depth of training foreach worker must be assessed by the HHWC operator on acase-by-case basis with emphasis on the particular job assign-ment for each worker.The major factors the operator shouldconsider are what are the anticipated hazards to which eachworker may be exposed and what are the controls/work1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on WasteManagement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.03 on Treatment,Recovery and Reuse.Current edition approved Feb.1,2007.Published March 2007.Originallyapproved in 1999.Last previous edition approved in 2002 as D6498-99(2002)DOI:10.1520/D6498-99R07.2Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 practices which the worker must know in order to do his or herjob assignments safely.4.2 Another factor which the operator must consider is theareas in which each worker is expected to work or the areas towhich each worker has access to as part of job assignments.For example,if an administrative assistant only has access tothe office area,and never enters the active HHWC area,thentraining may be limited to required actions as part of thecontingency plan.If,however,the administrative assistant isperiodically required to enter into the active HHWC area,moredetailed training is requi