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Enuironmentol considerations and risk assessment
o Notification of EPA
o Obtainment of Identification Numbers
o Utilization of the Manifest System;
o Observation of Proper Waste Packaging
Procedures
o Shipment of Wastes to Permitted Treatment,
Storage, or Disposal Facilities
o Preparation of Annual Reports
o Storage of Wastes On-Site Less than
90 Days
o Preparation of Training and Contingency
Plans.
Table 2. Generator requirements applicable to the pipeline industry.
through screening new chemicals, testing chemicals identified as potential
hazards, gathering information on existing chemicals, and controlling chemi-
cals proven to pose a hazard.
Section 6 of TSCA provides the federal government with the authority to
control or ban substances that pose an unreasonable risk to health and the
environment. While EPA currently regulates a number of substances fitting
this definition, the regulation of asbestos and PCBs have had the most impact.
The regulation of PCBs represents the full extent of powers granted to EPA
under TSCA. Nowhere else in environmental statutes is any substance banned
by name. In addition, what started out to be a rather simple manufacturing and
use ban has developed into a complex set of regulations restricting PCB use;
requiring inspections, reporting, and record keeping; establishing labelling
and marking requirements; and outlining disposal requirements.
On 2nd April, 1987, EPA recognized the confusion surrounding the
requirements for cleaning up PCB spills and passed a PCB Spill Cleanup Policy
(40 CFR 761.120-135). This policy established a national spill clean-up policy,
and requires notification of PCB spills into sensitive areas and for all spills
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