The Hazardous Waste Compliance Guide helps employers easily understand the most important hazardous waste regulations that affect their business. It explains the basic links between employee safety regulations and hazardous waste. The Guide also asks and answers fundamental questions regarding the handling and reduction of hazardous waste. The Guide includes in depth discussion of OSHA’s Hazard Communication (Employee-Right-to-Know) Standard, which is one of the most commonly cited OSHA standards, and is among the standards for which employers pay the most in annual fines and penalties. The Hazardous Waste Compliance Guide provides an overview of the major federal laws that address hazardous waste: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and its implementing regulations and amendments Risk Management Plan under the Clean Air Act Storm Water Program and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure regulations under the Clean Water Act EPA’s regulatory scheme rewards waste minimization. The Guide discusses minimizing waste by either reducing the volume of waste or reducing its toxicity. Included are minimization techniques for both hazardous and non-hazardous waste (with special emphasis on recycling) and requirements that apply to “universal wastes.” The Hazardous Waste Compliance Guide comes with five sample safety plans required by EPA and/or OSHA. This Edition of the Guide also includes discussion of these and other current topics: New chapter of checklists to aid in hazardous waste compliance New information on incentives for self-reporting under EPA’s audit policy New regulations on reporting requirements for dioxin and dioxin-like products, and more