HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT Lt Col Roshni Varaden SANDF

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT Lt Col Roshni Varaden SANDF

SCOPE • Definition of Hazardous Waste • Waste Management Legislation • Principles of Waste Management • Objectives of Hazardous Waste Management • Current Situation in the RSA • Incorrect Management of Hazardous Waste • Assistance to Hazardous Waste Generators

SCOPE • SABS Code 0228 Classes • Hazard Rating • Storage of Hazardous Waste • Research on Common Hazardous Waste • Transportation of Hazardous Waste • Landfill Types • Conclusion

Hazardous waste can be defined as… waste that has the potential, even in low concentrations, to have a significant adverse effect on public health and the environment because of its inherent toxicological, chemical and physical characteristics

WASTE MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION • National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) • Environment Conservation Act (Act 73 of 1989) Section 20 • National Water Act (Act 36 of 1998) • Health Act (Act 63 of 1977) • Air Quality Act (Act 39 of 2004) • Hazardous Substances Act (Act 15 of 1973) • Nuclear Energy Act (Act 131 of 1993) Section 45&46 Authority over management of radioactive waste, storage of irradiated nuclear fuel, discarding of radioactive waste and storage of irradiated nuclear fuel. • General Regulations made in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 (Act 101 of 1965) Section 27 • Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993)

PRINCIPLES OF WASTE MANAGEMENT • Duty of Care Principle • Polluter Pays Principle • Precautionary Principle • Sustainable Development

OBJECTIVES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT • To ensure the correct identification and classification of a hazardous waste • To prevent hazardous waste entering the environment illegally. • To implement “cradle-to-grave” principles by means of planned waste management strategies • To manage hazardous waste until it is safely disposed of, by setting minimum requirements at crucial points in its life cycle

CURRENT SITUATION IN THE RSA • Material Safety Data Sheets • Composition of Hazardous Waste • Chemical Reactions • Laboratory Fees and Specialists • Understanding the Minimum Requirements • Enforcement of legal Requirements

INCORRECT MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE • Pollution of the Environment • Impaired Health • Slows down Socio-Economic Development • Incomplete Mission

ASSISTANCE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE: WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION • 90% Hazardous Waste • Generic Classification

SABS 0228 CLASSES Class 1: Class 2: Explosives Gases Class 3: Flammable Liquids Class 4: Class 5: Class 6: Flammable Solids of Substances Oxidizing Substances (agents) and Organic Peroxides Poisonous (toxic) and Infectious Substances Class 7: Radioactive Substances Class 8: Corrosive Substances Class 9: Miscellaneous Dangerous Substances

HAZARD RATING

NAGS

STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE • Mixing of Waste • Labeling Container • Duration of Storage (> 90 days; < 90 days) • Onsite Storage

STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE Structural Requirements • • Hump Concrete Floor Bund Walls Fence and Lock Roof Trench Sump Valve Occupational Health and Safety Act, No 85 of 1993 – Section 15

STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

RESEARCH ON COMMMON HAZARDOUS WASTE • Used Oil and Petroleum Products • Hydrocarbon Contaminated Waste • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Contaminated Waste • Solvents • Trycloerothylene (TCE) • Spent Antifreeze

RESEARCH ON COMMMON HAZARDOUS WASTE • Edible/Vegetable Oil

RESEARCH ON COMMMON HAZARDOUS WASTE • Electronic Waste / e-waste • Ink and Toner Cartridges • Smoke Detectors • Wet Cell Batteries • Dry Cell Batteries

RESEARCH ON COMMMON HAZARDOUS WASTE • Lighting Waste

RESEARCH ON COMMMON HAZARDOUS WASTE • Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Waste (ACW)

RESEARCH ON COMMMON HAZARDOUS WASTE • Boiler Ash (and other ash waste) • Medical Waste, Health Care Risk Waste • Paint Waste and Empty Paint Containers • Empty and Contaminated Chemical Containers • Demolition and Construction Waste (Building Rubble)

RESEARCH ON COMMMON HAZARDOUS WASTE • Redundant Pesticides

TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE LEGISLATIVE CONTROL • The National Road Traffic Act (Act 93 of 1996) • The Hazardous Substances Act (Act 15 of 1973) • The Occupational, Health and Safety act (Act 85 of 1993)

TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE If the Waste is classified as Explosive, Flammable or Radioactive, additional regulations would apply: • The Explosives Act (Act 16 of 1973) • The Fire Brigade Services Act (Act 99 of 1987) • The Nuclear Energy Act (Act 92 of 1982)

TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCIDENTS DURING THE TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE • Prevent Leaks and Spills • Tremcard • HAZCHEM • Remedial Action • Reporting of Accident

LANDFILL TYPES • HH —> HR 1 -4 • Hh —> HR 3 -4 • www. iwmsa. co. za • Mr Mpho Tshitangoni: Deputy Director permitting DEAT Contact details: Phone: (012) 310 -3380 Fax: (012) 310 -3753 e-mail: mt@deat. gov. za • Permit - Section 20 of ECA – DEAT • Waste Manifest • Certificate of Safe Disposal

INSTITUTE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHERN AFRICA COUNCIL 2008 -2010

CONCLUSION Consequences of “business as usual”