The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) places controls on the management of hazardous waste from its generation to its ultimate disposal. This course provides you with important information on RCRA, hazardous waste and your role in staying safe if your facility or organization produces, disposes or stores hazardous waste.

Whenever you generate hazardous waste and accumulate it on-site, you must take the necessary precautions and steps to prevent any sudden or accidental release into the environment. This course explores the actions you must take to carefully operate and maintain your facility and therefore reduce the possibility of fire, explosion and release of hazardous waste.

This online Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) course covers the following topics:

• Hazardous Waste Determination
• Sources
• Waste Generation
• Generator Status
• Accumulation and Storage

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define the purpose of RCRA
• Determine if a waste is a hazardous waste
• Identify categories of hazardous waste generators
• Follow hazardous waste management and accumulation requirements
• Prepare your hazardous waste for shipment off-site
• Prepare for and prevent accidents involving hazardous waste
• Recognize why training is necessary to comply with RCRA
• Conduct a self-inspection
• Prepare for a facility inspection
• Identify where to find answers to your questions about hazardous waste management

Approximately 60 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark. Printable resources are available in the form of a comprehensive student manual. The manual is a valuable resource for future use and knowledge retention.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.