EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule Quiz

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EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule Quiz

Are you ready for the May 30 deadline of the EPA’s 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?
Small Quantity Generators
Very Small Quantity Generators
Solid Waste Genertors
They are still Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators
2) What did the final rule reorganize and consolidate?
Generator requirements
Reporting elements
Recordkeeping
Training
3) What does EPA consider a key component of the hazardous waste generator regulatory program?
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Accurate hazardous waste determinations
Training
4) Hazardous waste determinations must be (select all that apply)
Accurate
Made for each solid waste generated at the facility
Verified by an analytical laboratory
5) Which of the following are acceptable forms of generator knowledge to make hazardous waste determinations? (select all that apply)
Waste origin or composition knowledge
Process knowledge
Feedstock knowledge
Gut feeling
6) Does every waste stream generated need to be subjected to analytical testing?
Yes
No
7) When must a generator make a hazardous waste determination?
Before the waste leaves their facility
At the point of generation
After it has been diluted, mixed, alterered or otherwise treated
8) Do Small and Large Quantity Generators need to identify the RCRA hazardous waste codes for their wastes?
Yes
No
9) 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?
Three working days
Three consecutive calendar days
Three weeks
Three business days
10) What markings and labelings must Small and Large Quantity Generators put on containers of hazardous waste? (select all that apply)
The words "Hazardous Waste"
Verbiage describing the hazardous waste
Any required DOT markings
Any required OSHA / GHS markings
11) How many central accumulation areas can a facility have?
1
2 - 5
6 - 10
As many as they want or need
12) What type of generator may use Satellite Accumulation Areas? (select all that apply)
Very Small Quantity Generators
Small Quantity Generators
Large Quantity Generators
None of the above
13) 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?
They must change their generator status for that month
They must request an EPA inspection
They may declare an episodic event
14) Are liquid hazardous wastes allowed to be disposed of in hazardous waste landfills?
Yes
No
15) Who must Small and Large Quantity Generators share their Emergency Response Plans with?
Local emergency responders
The federal EPA
State emergency preparedness agencies
16) How often does a Small Quantity Generator need to notify the EPA of their waste generation activities?
Only when they first become a SQG
Every Four Years
Never
Every 10 years
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