A guide to safety and health plan development for hazardous waste operations
- International Technology Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
OSHA on March 6, 1990, issued the final Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER; 29 CFR 1910.120). HAZWOPER mandates application of 29 CFR 1910 regulations, general OSHA guidelines and the 29 CFR 1926 construction standard. If conflict or overlap occurs among these standards, the one most protective of safety and health must be applied. Under current federal law, employers who willfully violate OSHA standards can be prosecuted under criminal statutes that can impose jail terms up to six months and $10,000 in fines. A bill recently was introduced in Congress that would expand existing criminal sanctions to 20 years in jail for any violations resulting in a fatality. HAZWOPER applies to several situations, including: all cleanup operations at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; RCRA corrective actions; voluntary cleanups at any uncontrolled hazardous waste site recognized as such by a government body; routine operations at hazardous waste TSDFs or portions of such facilities regulated under 40 CFR 264 and 40 CFR 265; and emergency responses involving a release or imminent threat of release of hazardous substances.
- OSTI ID:
- 5659860
- Journal Information:
- Hazmat World; (United States), Journal Name: Hazmat World; (United States) Vol. 6:1; ISSN HMWOED; ISSN 0898-5685
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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