Online General Hazardous Waste Generator Training

This training provides a general overview of hazardous waste regulations for all size generators of hazardous waste.

• The course is divided into six steps below.
• There is an option to print the slides for each step before you review them.
• Closed captioning is available by clicking the "CC" button.
• After each step, a certificate of completion is available for your records.

Important: To save a certificate, click the printer icon and “Save as PDF”. This ensures the date on the certificate is accurate.

Introduction

7 minutes

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Resources

• State hazardous waste rules
• Federal regulations
• MPCA hazardous waste documents and forms
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act laws and regulations
• Ramsey County Hazardous Waste main page

 

Step 1: Evaluate your waste and determine your generator size

34 minutes

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Resources

• MPCA hazardous waste documents and forms
• Ramsey County Hazardous Waste ordinance (PDF)
• MPCA characteristic hazardous wastes (PDF)

 

Step 2: Notification and licensing

13 minutes

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Resources

• MPCA notification of regulated waste activity (PDF)
• Hazardous waste licensing and renewal

 

Step 3: Storage

34 minutes

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Resources

• MPCA hazardous waste container inspection record (PDF)
• MPCA storage tank information
• MPCA waste aerosols and compressed gas cylinders (PDF)
• MPCA universal waste (PDF)

 

Step 4: Transport and disposal

35 minutes

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Resources

• Metropolitan Council wastewater and water services
• Managing and disposing of hazardous waste
• MPCA hazardous waste manifests
• MN DOT hazardous materials
• MPCA used oil and related wastes (PDF)
• MPCA manifest shipments of hazardous wastes (PDF)

 

Step 5a: Emergency prevention planning and training (for all sizes)

14 minutes

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Resources

• MPCA Minnesota Duty Officer posting (PDF)

 

Step 5b: Emergency prevention planning and training (SQG & LQG requirements)

25 minutes

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Resources

• MPCA hazardous waste documents and forms  (see emergency planning documents under Step 8)
• Record keeping
• Telephone posting 
• Local authority notification form 
• Hazardous waste management training record