Universal Waste Management for Facility Staff

For facility staff who handle spent lamps, batteries, aerosol cans, mercury equipment and waste pesticides: recognize universal waste, contain it, label it, date it, and respond to breaks and leaks.

This certificate records completion of awareness training based on EPA 40 CFR 273.1 through 273.6, 273.9, 273.11 through 273.17, 273.18(a), 273.32(a) and 273.36. It is not an OSHA card or license or an EPA or state certification, and it does not by itself meet the training requirements of 40 CFR 273.16 (small quantity handlers) or 40 CFR 273.36 (large quantity handlers). A small quantity handler must still inform all employees who handle or have responsibility for managing universal waste, with information that describes proper handling and emergency procedures appropriate to the type(s) of universal waste handled at the facility. A large quantity handler must still ensure that all employees are thoroughly familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures, relative to their responsibilities during normal facility operations and emergencies. Where the site punctures and drains aerosol cans, employees operating the device must also be trained in the proper procedures (40 CFR 273.13(e)(4)(ii)).