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Hazardous waste, landfill, and recycling facilities

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Documents to review

  • Contingency planResearch document type
  • Waste handling procedureResearch document type
  • Stormwater planResearch document type
  • Emergency response planResearch document type

Scope questions

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  • Where does the organization operate, and which regulator, license, permit or contract governs the activity?
  • Which business activities, data types and organization roles does the document describe?
  • Do the relevant thresholds or exceptions change which requirements apply?

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Regulations and frameworks to explore

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NPDES industrial stormwater planning

Clean Water Act NPDES industrial stormwater permit requirements

For covered industrial activities with stormwater discharges requiring NPDES permit coverage. Identify the industrial sector, discharge, permitting authority and applicable state/EPA permit. A no-exposure exclusion has specific conditions and certification duties. EPA sector fact sheets and templates are guidance; the operative permit determines facility requirements.

Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL · US-STATES

Research applicability questions
  • Which industrial activities and stormwater discharges occur at this site?
  • Which permit authority and current permit or certified no-exposure exclusion cover the discharge?
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EPA Risk Management Program

40 CFR Part 68

For stationary-source processes containing regulated substances above the applicable 40 CFR Part 68 thresholds. Determine substance, process, exceptions and program level separately from OSHA PSM. Current regulatory text and compliance dates govern; a 2026 EPA reconsideration proposal must not be treated as an effective replacement rule.

Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL

Research applicability questions
  • Does a stationary-source process contain a listed regulated substance above its threshold, after applicable exceptions?
  • Which RMP program level and prevention/emergency-response duties apply to this process?
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OSHA emergency action plans

29 CFR 1910.38

An emergency action plan is required when another OSHA standard triggers 29 CFR 1910.38. Confirm the triggering standard and state-plan coverage. A plan must generally be written and available to employees; employers with ten or fewer employees may communicate it orally. Do not infer a written-plan violation solely from the industry label.

Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL

Research applicability questions
  • Which OSHA standard requires an emergency action plan for this workplace?
  • How many employees does the employer have, and does the ten-or-fewer oral-plan exception apply?
  • Does an OSHA-approved state plan apply, and does it impose different workplace requirements?
  • What work activities, hazards and other OSHA standards trigger this workplace emergency-plan duty?
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RCRA hazardous-waste management

40 CFR Parts 260–273; select generator, transporter and facility provisions

For activities involving wastes classified as hazardous under the applicable federal/state RCRA program. Generator category, accumulation, transport, treatment/storage/disposal and permit status determine requirements. Authorized state programs can be broader or more stringent. An industrial-sector label or a recycling operation alone does not establish every hazardous-waste duty.

Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL

Research applicability questions
  • What hazardous-waste determinations and generator, transporter or treatment/storage/disposal roles apply?
  • Which federal or authorized-state program, generator category, exclusions and permits govern the facility?
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DOT hazardous-materials transportation

49 CFR Parts 171–180

For hazardous materials offered or transported in commerce within the DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations. Classification, quantity, packaging, offeror/carrier roles and highway/rail/air/vessel modes determine duties and exceptions. Review special permits and security-plan triggers separately. Part 40 employee testing does not replace hazardous-materials transport requirements.

Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL

Research applicability questions
  • Which materials, classifications, quantities and offeror/carrier functions are involved?
  • Which transport modes, packaging, exceptions or special permits and security-plan triggers apply?