670 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher for Cleanup Operations

Generator Categories

1. Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG): A VSQG generates 100 kilograms (220.4 pounds) or less per month of hazardous waste or one kilogram or less per month of acutely hazardous waste. Requirements for VSQGs include:

• VSQGs must identify all the hazardous waste generated.
• VSQGs may not accumulate more than 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste at any time.
• VSQGs must ensure that hazardous waste is delivered to a person or facility who is authorized to manage it.

See 40 CFR part 262 for more information.

2. Small Quantity Generator (SQG): A SQG generates more than 100 kilograms (220.4 pounds), but less than 1,000 kilograms (2204 pounds) of hazardous waste per month. Requirements for SQGs include:

• SQGs may accumulate hazardous waste on-site for 180 days without a permit (or 270 days if shipping a distance greater than 200 miles).
• The quantity of hazardous on-site waste must never exceed 6,000 kilograms.
• SQGs must comply with the hazardous waste manifest requirements at 40 CFR part 262, subpart B and the pre-transport requirements at 40 CFR sections 262.30 through 262.33.
• SQGs must manage hazardous waste in tanks or containers subject to the requirements found at 40 CFR sections 262.16(b)(2) and (3).
• SQGs must comply with the preparedness and prevention requirements at 40 CFR sections 262.16(b)(8) and (9), and the land disposal restriction requirements at 40 CFR part 268.
• There must always be at least one employee available to respond to an emergency. This employee is the emergency coordinator responsible for coordinating all emergency response measures. SQGs are not required to have detailed, written contingency plans.

See 40 CFR part 262 for more information.

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