دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: (CERCLA) a congressional act that gives the government the authority to clean up any site where there is an unremedied release of a hazardous substance. Frequent]y, these sites, which are referred to as Superfund" sites, are areas where hazardous waste has been disposed of improperly.

n: (GIN) a number issued to any person, by site, whose act or process produces hazardous waste. Such a number is required by the EPA under the Resource Conservation and Liability Act of 1976 for the purpose of tracking hazardous waste.

n: (GIN) an identification number required for producers of hazardous or acute hazardous waste that exceed EPA minimums under RCRA.

adj: involving or exposing one to risk. The lists of material or waste that are considered hazardous vary from agency to agency and from regulation to regulation: hazardous materials in transport are regulated by DOT;hazardous substances in the workplace are regulated by OSHA;hazardous waste is regulated under EPAs RCRA;toxic substances are regulated under EPAs TSCA;hazardous air pollutants are regulated under EPAs CAA;and so on. The hazardous list for that regulation is tailored to that purpose.

n: 1. any solid waste (solid" includes any solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material) resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations, or from community activities, that meets certain characteristics of hazard (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic) or that is listed as a waste from specific or nonspecific sources or that is a listed commercial chemical product or manufacturing intermediate that is sometimes discarded.2. (RCRA) discarded materials regulator by the EPA because of public health and safety concerns. 3. (HAZWOPER) a waste or combination of wastes as defined in 40 CFR 261.3, or those substances defined as hazardous wastes in 49 CFR 171.8.3. (CERCLA) those wastes listed in 40 CFR 261.3.

n: an operator that produces hazardous or acute hazardous waste. If the quantity of waste exceeds EPA minimums under RCRA, the operator must obtain a generator identification number and must meet other RCRA requirements. The hazardous waste generator must place hazardous wastes in proper containers;label the containers;ensure safe handling of the material;manifest shipments to licensed disposal sites;and report discrepancies in waste shipments to the EPA.

n: a document that identifies the waste and all parties responsible for it while it is being shipped.

n: (HAZWOPER) an OSHA standard that is concerned primarily with worker safety in emergency response situations. HAZWOPER requires employers to protect the safety and health of three specific groups of workers: those involved in emergency response or cleanup at hazardous waste sites;those involved in emergency response at treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) sites;and those involved in emergency response to incidents involving hazardous substances.

abbr: Hazardous Waste 0perations and Emergency Response Standard.

n: the process of obtaining baseline physicals for employees involved in emergency response or hazardous waste cleanup and monitoring their health at specified intervals. Under HAZWOPER, medical surveillance is applied to members of organised HAZMAT teams and hazardous materials specialists and any emergency response employee who exhibits signs or symptoms of exposure, or wears a respirator for thirty days or more a year, or is exposed to hazardous substances at or above the permissible exposure limits. A 200-mesh screen with a wire diameter of 0.0021 inch (0.0533 millimetre) has an opening of 0.074 millimetre, or will pass a particle of 74 microns. See micron.