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RCRA - TRAINING/OTHER
> Overview
The ability of personnel to manage hazardous waste can have a lot to do with the
quality and quantity of the training that they receive. It is common for art departments
to generate waste (spent fixer and unused toners, fixers, reducers, developers,
intensifiers and stop bath liquid) that may potentially be classified as a hazardous
waste.
An effective training program does not have to consume a great deal of time,
but it does need to be comprehensive enough to cover the topics required by
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Although RCRA training is
typically up to the central environmental, health and safety (EH&S) or Facilities
Management offices of a college or university, this responsibility may fall
on the individual departments at some schools. Relevant information is provided
both here and in the expanded section of this activity area of the EVC.
Whether or not RCRA personnel training requirements apply to your department
depends on the quantity of hazardous wastes generated per month. Many organizations
will combine different EH&S training sessions to minimize the amount of
time employees are “away” from their job responsibilities. Continue
on through the expanded section to learn more about RCRA training requirements.
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