Yukon
follows its Special Waste Regulation and the Federal Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Regulations.
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information.
· HAZARDOUS WASTE
AND WASTE AS A DANGEROUS GOOD
Ø Training
Ø Labels and material
safety data sheets
Ø Release
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.
HAZARDOUS WASTE AND WASTE AS A DANGEROUS GOOD
Hazardous waste is
referred to as special waste. Special waste is defined as dangerous goods that
are no longer used for their original purpose. (Special Waste Regulations
1995/47, 1)
The federal
transportation of dangerous goods regulation applies to all products,
regardless of whether they are new products or wastes.
The
federal transportation of dangerous goods regulation applies to all products,
regardless of whether they are new products or wastes.
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)
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)
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)
Labels and material safety data sheets
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)
All hazardous waste must be labeled and have an MSDS as per WHMIS
requirements. (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Regulation 1988/107, 8, 12)
The facility must not release into the natural environment any amount
of special waste that may cause an adverse effect, or more than the following
quantities unless a permit has been issued:
· 500 g of a solid waste or
500 mL of a liquid waste in any 24 hour period
· 5 kg of a solid waste or
5 L of a liquid waste within a 30-day period. (Special Waste Regulations
1995/47, 3)
No person may generate, handle or dispose of special waste without a
permit. A special waste permit may be issued for up to three years. Application
for a permit must be on the approved form and accompanied by a $25 fee.
(Special Waste Regulations 1995/47, 9)
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