Answer the following question within a word limit of 900 words:
Find out if the community in which you live has a local emergency planning committee (LEPC). Share with the class what you found. If there is an LEPC, who are the members? Do you think it is being effective? If there is no LEPC in your area, what would be needed to start one?
1- Discuss the precautions necessary for the safe handling of a hazardous waste that exhibits the characteristics of ignitibility and toxicity.
2- Discuss three waste minimization strategies that could be used by a small business classified as a small quantity generator. Provide examples for each strategy.
3- Discuss the major differences between a conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) and a small generator (SQG). What are some of the possible problems when classifying your organization as a CESQG?
4- Explain the concept of Risk-Based Corrective Action (RCBA). Why is this concept used in hazardous waste remediation?
5- A research lab uses acetone as a solvent for cleaning glassware. The spent solvent is consolidated into containers for disposal. Is this disposal subject to RCRA Subtitle C regulations? Explain how you reached your decision.
6- What are some important considerations for selecting a transfer, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF)? Which ones should be first on the list when conducting an audit of a TSDF? Explain your choices.