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Hazardous Waste Management Certificate
(18 semester hours)

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Objectives

  • Identify the purpose of a hazardous waste management program.
  • Define the categories of waste, including hazardous, universal, "potentially" hazardous, and non-hazardous.
  • Explain the purpose for regulating hazardous waste and the regulatory standards that apply to hazardous waste management.
  • Identify the container, labeling, and storage requirements for hazardous waste.
  • Describe transportation and disposal requirements for hazardous waste.
  • Explain the requirements for emergency preparedness and contingency planning.
  • Explain the requirements for training personnel, reporting, and recordkeeping.
  • Describe methods of reducing the generation of hazardous wastes.
  • Describe proper management and disposal procedures for typical hazardous, universal, and potentially hazardous wastes.

  • GM177 / EVSP110 - Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management
  • GM280 / EVSP111 - Hazardous Waste and Public Law
  • GM282 / EVSP220 - Emergency Spill Response
  • GM283 / EVSP210 - Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
  • GM305 / TLMT318 - Hazardous Materials Transportation
  • MC330 / EDMG330 - Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials

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