RCRA is also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
recycle poos and wees....no, seriously!
OSHA protects employees - RCRA is the guidance to use for waste disposal.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
RCRA- Resource Conservation Recovery Act of 1976
RCRA- Resource Conservation Recovery Act of 1976
RCRA courses is designed to explain the history of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), its structure and its key elements that provide the framework for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) comprehensive waste management program. The course discusses the specific requirements of various types of facilities that treat, store, transport or dispose of hazardous waste. OSHA has developed the HAZWOPER (HAZWOPER is an acronym for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) program to protect workers at hazardous sites. These extensive regulations ensure their safety and health when followed correctly.
SARA
It stands for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. It determined acceptable levels for certain metals in our environment, and was written back in 1976. It specifically monitors levels of 8 different metals that have special environmental concerns. Those metals, called the RCRA-8 metals, are arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, selenium and silver.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 is a U.S. federal law that governs the management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste. It aims to protect human health and the environment by minimizing waste generation, promoting recycling, and ensuring the safe disposal of waste. RCRA also sets standards for the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste.
For SSD1: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) NOISE CONTROL ACT (NCA)
In the United States, the disposal of hazardous waste is largely regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency and its counterpart agencies in the various state governments. In other countries, other agencies are responsible for this function.