EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule Quiz
Are you in compliance with the EPA’s new rule to improve hazardous waste generator requirements? Take the quiz below to test your knowledge of the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule.
1.
What are Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQGs) now called?
2.
What did the final rule reorganize and consolidate?
3.
What does EPA consider a key component of the hazardous waste generator regulatory program?
4.
Hazardous waste determinations must be (select all that apply)
5.
Does every waste stream generated need to be subjected to analytical testing?
6.
When must a generator make a hazardous waste determination?
7.
Do Small and Large Quantity Generators need to identify the RCRA hazardous waste codes for their wastes?
8.
When the maximum volume of waste is reached in a Satellite Accumulation Area, how long does the generator have to remove the waste from the Satellite Accumulation Area to a Central Accumulation Area?
9.
What markings and labelings must Small and Large Quantity Generators put on containers of hazardous waste?
10.
How many central accumulation areas can a facility have?
11.
What happens when a Very Small Quantity Generator or Small Quantity Generator experiences a large spill or other event that causes them to exceed their waste generation thresholds for that month?
12.
Are liquid hazardous wastes allowed to be disposed of in hazardous waste landfills?
13.
Who must Small and Large Quantity Generators share their Emergency Response Plans with?
14.
How often does a Small Quantity Generator need to notify the EPA of their waste generation activities?
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Which of the following are acceptable forms of generator knowledge to make hazardous waste determinations? (select all that apply)
16.
What type of generator may use Satellite Accumulation Areas? (select all that apply)
