Scheduled Waste Management In Practice

EQ (Scheduled Waste) Regulations 2005 (Amendment 2007), states that every waste generator shall ensure that all his employees involved in the identification, handling, labeling, transportation, storage and spillage or discharge response of scheduled wastes to attend training programs. This course is specifically designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge on overall management of scheduled waste, as required under the law in order to ensure that the generated scheduled wastes are properly managed, in compliance to legal requirements, with minimal environmental impacts.

• To provide knowledge on scheduled waste handling, storage and labeling.
• To provide knowledge on scheduled waste handling equipment and PPE.
• To provide knowledge on chemical emergency response plan.
• To provide knowledge on scheduled waste disposal.

INTRODUCTION TO HAZARDOUS WASTES

• Hazardous waste Characteristic
• Ignitability (flammability)
• Corrosively
• Reactivity (oxidizer)
• Toxicity (poison)

SCHEDULED WASTE - MALAYSIAN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

• Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974
• Environmental Quality Regulations (Scheduled Wastes) 2005
• Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order 1995
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994

SCHEDULED WASTE CLASSIFICATION & LABELING

• Details of SW Classification as per EQA Regulation 2005
• Choosing right Label for each SW
• Impact choosing wrong label

UNDERSTANDING OF MSDS / SDS & 7TH SCHEDULE

• Role of Material/Safety Data Sheet
• What is Waste Card (7th Schedule)
• Information Required for Waste Card

SCHEDULED WASTE IDENTIFICATION & NOTIFICATION

• Identification of Waste Characteristics
• Sampling and analyzing the scheduled wastes
• Identification based on process knowledge or history

SCHEDULED WASTE LABELING

• Details of Waste Labelling

SCHEDULED WASTE STORAGE & HANDLING

• Practical on site Storage and handling
• Transportation of SW
• Choosing appropriate SW container

SCHEDULED WASTE DISPOSAL & TREATMENT

• Proper disposal of SW at approved disposal area

SCHEDULED WASTE - CONSIGNMENT NOTE SYSTEM

• Details of Consignment Note
• SW Extension

SCHEDULED WASTE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

• Management Of Containers Containing Scheduled Wastes
• Electronic Waste

PPE FOR SCHEDULED WASTE HANDLING

• Selection of proper PPE
• Maintenance of PPE

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

• Spillage Handling
• Fire and Explosion
• Role of waste generator and SW Contractor

• Scheduled Waste Management
• USECHH 2000 Chemical Safety Handling
• Chemical Spillage & Discharge Response Procedures
• Emergency Response Planning Program in the Workplace
• Handling Chemicals & Hazardous Materials
• More other Health & Safety Training Courses