Does your facility generate waste batteries, light bulbs, mercury-containing equipment, or pesticides? If so, personnel who handle these wastes must be trained to manage them in compliance with the universal waste regulations. Moreover, many states classify additional wastes as universal wastes, such as paint, electronic waste, antifreeze, aerosol cans, and cathode ray tubes (CRTs).
How to classify universal waste
Where and how to store universal waste
How to label your containers
How to prepare universal waste for off-site shipment
How to dispose of universal waste
What to do if there is a spill or other emergency
Can spill residue be managed as universal waste?
You will also learn which new wastes EPA has proposed to classify as universal waste.
The course handbook, Universal Waste Management, is included as a downloadable document.