AB follows both it Waste
Control Regulations and the federal Transportation of Dangerous Goods
regulations.
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information.
Ø Storage
Ø Manifests (and other
shipping documents)
Ø Shipping documents
(federal)
Ø Training
Municipalities
are responsible for regulating liquid waste that is discharged to the drain.
These regulations are in the form of bylaws. For a copy of the local sewer use
bylaw, contact the municipality in which your business is located.
Generally,
no flammable liquids, no corrosive liquids and no effluent that will interfere
with the operation of the sewerage control plant may be discharged into the
sewer.
Waste is hazardous
when:
·
It has a flash point of
less than 61ºC,
·
It ignites and
propagates combustion in a test sample,
·
It contributes oxygen
for combustion at a rate that is equal to or greater than that provided by
ammonium persulphate, potassium perchlorate or potassium bromate,
·
It is toxic because it
has an oral toxicity LD50 not greater than 5000 mg/kg or has a dermal toxicity
LD50 not greater than 1000 mg/kg or has an inhalation
toxicity LC50 not greater than 10,000 mg/m3 at normal atmospheric
pressure,
·
It has a pH value less
than 2.0 or greater than 12.5,
·
It contains
polychlorinated biphenyls at a concentration equal to or greater than 50 mg/kg,
or
·
It is a toxic leachate
because it is in a dispersible form.
(Waste Control
Regulations, schedule 1)
A substance is dangerous
goods when it meets the criteria for inclusion in at least one of the 9 classes
of dangerous goods.
The definitions of
the nine classes of dangerous goods are as follows:
| Class 1 Explosives |
Substances
are included in Class 1 if they are capable, by chemical reaction, of
producing gas at a temperature, pressure and speed that would damage
the surroundings, or are designed to produce an explosive or pyrotechnic
effect. |
| Class
2 Gases |
A substance is included in Class 2 if it is a gas, an article charged with a gas, or an aerosol. |
| Class
3 Flammable Liquids |
Substances
are included in Class 3 if they have a flash point less than or equal
to 60.5°C. |
| Class
4 Flammable Solids |
Substances
are included in Class 4 if they are flammable solids, substances liable
to spontaneous combustion or substances that on contact with water emit
flammable gases (water-reactive substances). |
| Class
5 Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides |
Substances
are included in Class 5 if they are oxidizing substances or organic peroxides. |
| Class
6 Toxic and Infectious Substances |
Substances are included in Class 6 if they are liable to cause death or serious injury or to harm human health if swallowed or inhaled or if they come into contact with human skin, or are infectious substances. |
| Class
7 Radioactive Substances |
Substances
with a specific activity greater than 70 kBq/kg are included in Class
7, Radioactive Materials. |
| Class
8 Corrosives |
Substances are included in Class if they are known to cause destruction of human skin, or exhibit a corrosion rate that exceeds 6.25 mm per year at a test temperature of 55°C, as determined in accordance with the ASTM Corrosion Test. |
| Class
9 Miscellaneous Products, Substances or Organisms |
A
substance is included in Class 9,if (a)
it is included in Class 9 in column 3 of Schedule 1,
(b)
it does not meet the criteria for inclusion in any of
Classes 1 to 8 and is intended for disposal, is in a form that can release
toxic substances through leaching (For a liquid, the UN number and shipping
name are UN3082, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S.
For a solid, the UN number and shipping name are UN3077, ENVIRONMENTALLY
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.) (c) it does not meet the criteria for inclusion in any of Classes 1 to 8 and is intended for disposal and is a mixture that includes an environmentally hazardous substance listed in Appendix 5, Environmentally Hazardous Substances Intended for Disposal (For a liquid, the UN number and shipping name are UN3082, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S. For a solid, the UN number and shipping name are UN3077, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.) |
(Transportation
of Dangerous Goods Regulations, Part 2)
A person who stores
hazardous waste shall store it in an amount and in a manner so that it will not
cause an adverse effect, any leakage is contained and prevented from escaping
to the natural environment, secondary containment is provided for liquid
hazardous waste, the hazardous waste is adequately labeled, incompatible
hazardous wastes are stored in such a manner that there will be no contact
between them, even in the event of a release, and routine inspections of the
site can be performed. (Waste Control Regulations, 11)
A facility may not
generate hazardous waste and permit it to leave the facility until a personal
identification number has been received from the Director. (Environmental
Protection and Enhancement Act, 188)
Manifests
(and other shipping documents)
Every shipment of hazardous waste must be
accompanied by a manifest that accurately identifies the quantity, composition,
points of origin and destination of the hazardous waste, and the personal
identification number of the person generating the waste. (Environmental
Protection and Enhancement Act, 188)
The manifest used
must in accordance with the federal Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act.
(Waste Control Regulations, 5)
All wastes that are dangerous goods must be accompanied by a shipping
document. A shipping document may be in any form, including a waste manifest or
a company-designed form, as long as it contains all the information required by
the regulation.
The information required on a shipping document must be easy to
identify, legible, in indelible print and in English or French.
When the information related to dangerous goods is on the same shipping
document with information related to non-dangerous goods, the dangerous goods
information must be shown in one of the following ways:
·
before the information
related to the non-dangerous goods and under the heading "Dangerous
Goods"
·
printed or highlighted
in a colour that contrasts with the print or highlight used for the information
related to the non-dangerous goods
·
by placing the letter
"X" opposite the shipping name in a column headed
"DG".
The following information must be included on a shipping document:
(a) the name and address of the consignor
(b) the date the shipping document was prepared
(c) the description of each of the dangerous goods, in the following
order:
(i) the shipping name
and, immediately after the shipping name unless it is already part of it, the
technical name, in parentheses, of the most dangerous substance related to the
primary class
(ii) the primary class
(iii) the subsidiary class or classes, in parentheses, where
they exist
(iv) the UN number
(vi) the packing group roman numeral, which may be preceded by the
letters "PG" or the words "Packing Group"
An example of the description of dangerous goods is:
GASOLINE, 3, UN1203, PG II
(d) for each shipping name, the quantity of dangerous
goods and the unit of measure used to express the quantity, which must be in
metric units
(e) for dangerous goods included in any of Classes 2
to 9, the number of small means of containment (<450 litres) for each
shipping name
(f) the words "24-Hour Number", or an
abbreviation of these words, followed by a telephone number, including the area
code, at which the shipper (consignor) can be reached immediately for technical
information about the dangerous goods in transport, without breaking the
telephone connection made by the caller.
(g)The telephone number of a person who is not the
consignor, such as CANUTEC, but who is competent to give technical information
(Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Regulations, Part 3)
Wastes that are
dangerous goods must be contained in UN-approved containers during handling and
transportation. At all times during the transportation, the container must meet
the requirements of the UN standard. (Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Regulations, 5.1)
Containers must be
marked to show compliance with the UN standard. The safety marks must be
visible at all times.
(Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Regulations, 5.2-5.3)
All containers of
waste that are dangerous goods must be labeled. The labels must be visible and
legible, and in colour where required. Each container must display the label
for the primary class of dangerous good, and a label for the secondary class if
there is one. Next to the label for the primary class must be displayed the
shipping name and the UN number of the dangerous good.
Trucks that pick up
waste that is dangerous goods must be placarded. The truck must display the
placard of the primary class of the dangerous good. (Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Regulations, Part 4)
Any employee who
handles waste that is a dangerous good for the purposes of transportation,(
i.e. a shipper), must be trained and have a valid training certificate.
Certificates are valid for three years. The employee need only be trained in
those parts of the regulation that pertain to his or her job. (Transportation
of Dangerous Goods Regulations, 6.1-6.2)
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