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RCRA 8 Hour Refresher
Online Training Certificate Course
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This course is offered by 360training™. Compliance Training Online™ is a division of 360training™.
The EPA requires annual RCRA refresher training for personnel who manage hazardous waste. This 8-hour online course is designed for environmental professionals seeking to strengthen their compliance efforts and workplace safety practices.
Through in-depth review of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), this course reinforces essential safety protocols, regulatory requirements, and emergency response procedures that protect workers, the public, and the environment. Participants will examine the roles of the EPA and individual states in regulating hazardous waste, and learn how to manage waste throughout its entire lifecycle. The training also covers common types of hazardous waste encountered at job sites and provides guidance on precautionary measures and protective strategies to reduce or eliminate associated risks.
This course is offered by 360training™. Compliance Training Online™ is a division of 360training™.
This course is intended for personnel who generate, handle, transport, or manage hazardous waste, including employees and supervisors at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs). This training fulfills the EPA’s annual refresher requirement for hazardous waste personnel under RCRA.
Case Study: For two decades, Bridgeport Rental and Oil Services (BROS) operated a used oil and recovery service on a 30-acre site in New Jersey. The BROS facilities included approximately 100 tanks and other processing containers. The site also included a 13-acre lagoon that was used for dumping waste. In the early 1970s, the lagoon's dike broke. This caused extensive damage to the neighboring wetlands. Due to ongoing leakage and releases from the waste lagoon, chemicals seeped into the groundwater. As a result of the extreme level of contamination from these events, the site is now a Superfund site. (Superfund sites are lands targeted by the EPA for cleanup to reduce the risk they pose to human health and the environment.) The EPA estimated that the lagoon contained 2.5 million gallons of oil contaminated with PCBs and 80,000 cubic yards of PCB contaminated sediments and sludge. The waste analysis of the lagoon sediment showed concentrations of PCBs of over 500 parts per million. Volatile organic compounds VOCs and metals contaminated the lagoon, as well.
Key Takeaways: Although used oil is considered to be a nonhazardous material, it still can be very damaging to aquatic ecosystems when it spills or leaks into the surrounding environment. This danger is dramatically magnified when the used oil contains PCBs, heavy metals, and other toxic substances. Proper management of used oil represents a commitment to safeguard human health and the environment.
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Governing Regulations
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste and used oil. RCRA ensures that hazardous waste is managed in a way that protects human health and the environment throughout its lifecycle.
Key governing regulations include:
- 40 CFR Part 260–268 – Hazardous Waste Management System regulations, covering definitions, classifications, and standards for generators, transporters, and treatment/storage/disposal facilities (TSDFs)
- 40 CFR Part 273 – Standards for Universal Waste Management, including batteries, pesticides, and mercury-containing equipment
- 40 CFR Part 279 – Standards for the management of used oil
This 8-hour refresher course is designed for personnel who have previously completed RCRA training and need to meet the annual retraining requirement for hazardous waste personnel under EPA regulations.
What You'll Learn
Topics Covered
- Research Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
- RCRA Requirements
- Generator Issues
- Container Issues
- Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWMP)
- Hazardous Waste Identification
- Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the importance of RCRA regulations in managing hazardous wastes
- Describe the standards used for different types of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
- Implement hazardous waste management systems to achieve and maintain compliance
- Discuss the financial assurance requirements for corrective actions under RCRA
- Discuss a manifest system including discrepancies, unmanifested waste, and operating records
- Identify requirements for the monitoring, recordkeeping, and closure procedures of hazardous waste
- Properly identify hazardous wastes according to RCRA regulations
Discuss the elements of a waste management system for municipal solid waste and industrial waste
This online course will take at least 8 hours to complete, including the final exam. The learner may log on and off as needed. When they log back in, the course will return to where they left off.
Unless otherwise indicated in the course details, learners have 60 days from the date of enrollment to complete the course. During this time, participants can log out and back in to return to where they left off in the course. The only exception is the final exam, which must be completed in a single sitting.
Learners who do not complete the course within 60 days will have their enrollment disabled and not be eligible for a refund. Please review our Terms & Conditions for details.
The EPA requires annual retraining for all facility personnel who encounter hazardous waste per standards contained within 40 CFR 265.16.
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