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Hazardous Waste Management
Protect yourself and the environment by learning about the correct procedures surrounding hazardous waste management
Vivid Learning
Updated Oct 05, 2024
What you'll learn
- Define hazardous waste, explain the importance of managing it properly, and list the categories of hazardous waste generators.
- List some actions industrial facilities use to manage hazardous waste and explain how you can assist your company with its hazardous waste management efforts.
- Describe how to handle common types of hazardous waste.
- Describe how you, and other individuals with various roles and responsibilities, should respond to an unintended release of hazardous waste.
Course Description
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Hazardous waste is waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludges. They can be discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides, or the by-products of manufacturing processes.”
