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1
Maximum amount of time a satellite container can accumulate waste?
3 days
90 days
180 days
No limit
2
How often do SPCC visual inspections need to be performed?
Never
Every 5 years
Whenever you want
As listed by the PE in the plan
3
Which waste code should you put on a drum of Chromium waste?
D027
D007
D012
D110
4
In the following regulatory reference which element represent a “paragraph” 40 CFR 265.443(c)
40
(c)
.443
265
5
If you are a SQG you must renotify the EPA by March 1 starting in 2021. How often there after?
Every 5 years
Every 2 years
Every 4 years
Never again
6
Which of the follow are true when signing a manifest?
You have not mixed used oil in with the hazardous waste.
You have your HAZWOPER training.
You have been fit tested.
You have taken steps to min. amount of haz waste generated.
7
If you're a VSQG you can send your haz waste to a LQG if controlled by the same person/company.
True
False
8
It is okay if your satellite accumulation drum is open if it is in secondary containment
True
False
9
Required frequency for RCRA training?
Annually
Every 6 months
Quarterly
When deemed necessary
10
Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics hazardous wastes?
corrosive
reactive
organic
ignitable
11
How often does the facility ICP need to be reviewed?
Only when you are told to.
Every 5 years
At least Annually or when a significant change occurs.
Never
12
Are you allowed to transport universal waste to the disposal facility?
Only if you transport 1 million lbs of u-waste.
No
Yes
13
A hazardous waste is both a ______ waste and a _______ material.
solid, hazardous
solid, smelly
liquid, solid
liquid, ignitable
14
What frequency with which containers in 90 day storage area must be inspected?
At least quarterly.
At least weekly.
At least monthly.
At least daily.
15
What type of waste does Subtitle D of RCRA specifically regulate?
Solid Haz Waste
Radioactive Waste
Non-haz Solid Waste
Chemical Haz Waste
16
(Practice Question) What state did we eat dinner in last night?
Virginia
Delaware
Bermuda
New Jersey
17
What capacity of oil storage triggers SPCC requirements?
1,320 lbs
1,320 gallons
55 gallons
55 lbs
18
SPCC Facility map/diagram are required to show oil containers only?
True
False
19
What is wrong with this label if you saw it today?
The waste has been onsite too long.
Address is incorrect.
Spent lamps are not considered a universal waste.
Contents doesn't meet requirements.
20
Oil containers inside of a building never needs additional secondary containment.
False
True
21
At which point does the clock start for reporting a release?
Upon determination the RQ has been exceeded.
Once that material hits the dirt.
Once you notify a supervisor.
After you have finished cleaning up.
22
Wastes code from wood preserving process using creosote formulations?
F032
F034
D002
D001
23
What is the smallest container that is regulated by SPCC?
55 and <
35<
50 and <
No minimum
24
Solid waste is not based on physical form of the material but the fact that it is a waste?
False
True
25
How soon after physical changes (tank volume, tank locations, etc.) does your spill plan need updated?
1 year
6 month
5 years
Never
26
How many “satellite accumulation areas” are allowed at a facility?
10,000
Same number of operations you have.
No limit.
No more than 55.
27
Permit program controls water pollution by limiting the amount of pollutants leaving your site?
NPDES
ICP
CWA
SPPP
28
A material can be a hazardous waste even if it isn't a solid waste?
False
True
29
Secondary containment berms for larger stationary tanks can be used as drum storage?
No, never!
If your containment was designed that way.
Yes, always!
30
A VSQG (aka CESQG) is a facility that generates less than ________ lbs of haz waste/month.
100
220
1,000
2,200
31
Timeframe in which drips must be cleaned up after discovery in TWSY?
Upon discovery.
After there is an area approx. 1'x1'.
Once a task is put into FOCUS.
Never.
32
What words need to be on your universal waste containers?
Hazardous Waste
U-Waste
Universal Waste
Waste
33
This act created the first Federal permit program for hazardous waste management?
CAA
RCRA
CERCLA
CWA
34
Pick one of (or all) the three primary goals of RCRA.
Reduce or eliminate waste.
Protect the waterways of the US.
Protect life, environment and property - in that order.
Conserve resources through recycling and recovery.
35
Which scenario below regarding VSQG & SQG is true.
They can store as much hazardous waste as they want onsite.
A flood does not cause a site to exceed their haz waste allotment.
Spread the waste out to dry then dispose of it as non-haz.
Burn the waste in heaters.
36
Characteristic code for ignitability?
D003
Uh Oh
CH IG
D001
37
When do you need to date a box with spent florescent lamps in it?
When you are ready to ship them.
When the box is full.
When you first place a lamp in the box.
Never.
38
The 1st Federal environmental law to significantly address methods for getting rid of waste?
Solid Waste Disposal Act
Waste Management
Waste Minimization Act
Hazardous Waste Disposal Act
39
LQG must renotify the EPA by March 1 of each even-numbered year.
True
False
40
What's the most critical issue to understand from your haz waste training according to RCRA?
Proper use of personal protective equipment
How to respond to an emergency
Safe material handling practices
Appropriate bonding and grounding procedures
41
What characteristic code below represents corrosivity?
D007
D002
D001
D003
42
1986 this Act was passed to help communities plan for emergencies with haz substances?
EPCRA
SARA 313
Tier II
Community Knowledge
43
You are allowed to take a SAA container and combine it with another SAA only when the waste is compatible.
False
True
44
If you don't receive a signed return manifest within 30 days what must you do?
Send in a file exception report to the EPA.
Complete form 8700-12 and send it to EPA.
Contact the disposal facility.
No action is needed yet.
45
When does the date need to be placed on a rolloff that you use for hazardous waste?
When you put 55 gallons or more waste in it.
Once the rolloff comes on site.
Once the rolloff is filled.
When you first put waste into the rolloff.
46
Changing practices & processes to reduce or eliminate the generation of haz waste is known as _
Hazardous waste treatment
Reprocessing
Beneficial reuse
Source Reduction
47
Which of the following waste series represents characteristic codes?
K Listed Codes
D001, D002, D003 and D004-D043
F Listed Codes
U and P Listed Codes
48
The PE that certifies your plan doesn't have to be certified in your state.
True
False
49
What is the RQ for characteristics waste codes D001-D003?
10 lbs
5000 lbs
100 lbs
There is no RQ for Characteristic waste
50
Which toxicity characteristic code represents Arsenic waste?
D020
D044
D004
F004
51
Time allowed for a satellite container to be moved to 90 day storage after it's full?
5 days
7 days
30 days
3 days
52
VSQG (CESQG) are not required to obtain EPA ID # that are listed on Hazardous Waste Manifests.
True
False
53
What was the major drive behind creating the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) program in 1984?
Landfill lobbyists pushed for the amendment to pass.
Started w/ public’s uproar over illegal dumping of haz waste
Lack of land available overall for land disposal.
Prevent the leaching of haz contaminants into all gw/sw.
54
Oil filled operating equipment (transformers, generators, etc.) does not require inspection under SPCC regulations.
False
True
55
Hazardous waste containers can be stacked 3 high in storage area?
False
True
56
If you're a VSQG you can generate >220 lbs haz waste in 1 month if you give how many day notice to EPA
Not allow to do this.
60
45
30
57
What does NOT need to be included in your SPCC plan?
Gasoline inventory
Diesel Generator
Grease Drum Inventory
Antifreeze Inventory
58
If you are a LQG and don't follow the LQG requirements you become a TSDF automatically.
False
True
