Hazardous Wastes Management Flashcards
The revised procedures and standards for the management of hazardous wastes
DAO 2013-22
Materials, substances, by product or residues or any other substances from manufacturing operations that are of no importance but still present and can create hazard to health and in the environment.
Hazard wastes
Refers to the substances that can cause chronic or acutr health risks
Toxicity
This refers to the hazard waste materials having a less then 2 pH and greater than or equal to 12.5 pH
Corrosivity
Refers to the substance that create fire under certain conditions
Ignitability
Unstable under normal condition and readily undergo violent reaction without detonation
Reactivity
Polyethylene drums should be contained by
Acids and bases
Flammables solvents and paints should be in
Metal drums
Granular materials should be stored in
Fiber drums
The maximum hazardous waste accumulation time is ___ yr except for wastes that have no exsisting infrastructure for proper treatment and disposal
1 yr
Labelling should be yellow for background and black for letters with permanent markings
True
Pictograms should have 10×10cm for vessels tanks and readable from ______
5meters afar
For waste transporting vessels readable from _____ afar
10m
Shape of pictograms should be rotated ____° to form diamond
45°