Ohio Admin. Code 3745-273-18 - Off-site shipments- standards for small quantity handlers of universal waste
(A) A small quantity handler of universal
waste is prohibited from sending or taking universal waste to a place other
than another universal waste handler, a destination facility, or a foreign
destination.
(B) If a small
quantity handler of universal waste self-transports universal waste off-site,
the handler becomes a universal waste transporter for those self-transportation
activities and shall comply with the transporter requirements of rules
3745-273-50
to
3745-273-56
of the Administrative Code while transporting the universal waste.
(C) If a universal waste being offered for
off-site transportation meets the definition of hazardous materials under 49
CFR Parts 171 to 180, a small quantity handler of universal waste shall
package, label, mark and placard the shipment, and prepare the proper shipping
papers in accordance with the applicable department of transportation
regulations under 49 CFR Parts 172 to 180;
(D) Prior to sending a shipment of universal
waste to another universal waste handler, the originating handler shall ensure
that the receiving handler agrees to receive the shipment.
(E) If a small quantity handler of universal
waste sends a shipment of universal waste to another handler or to a
destination facility and the shipment is rejected by the receiving handler or
destination facility, the originating handler shall either:
(1) Receive the waste back when notified that
the shipment has been rejected, or
(2) Agree with the receiving handler on a
destination facility to which the shipment will be sent.
(F) A small quantity handler of universal
waste may reject a shipment containing universal waste, or a portion of a
shipment containing universal waste that he has received from another handler.
If a handler rejects a shipment or a portion of a shipment, he shall contact
the originating handler to notify him of the rejection and to discuss
reshipment of the load. The handler shall:
(1) Send the shipment back to the originating
handler, or
(2) If agreed to by
both the originating and receiving handler, send the shipment to a destination
facility.
(G) If a small
quantity handler of universal waste receives a shipment containing hazardous
waste that is not a universal waste, the handler shall immediately notify Ohio
EPA of the illegal shipment, and provide the name, address, and phone number of
the originating shipper. ohio EPA will provide instructions for managing the
hazardous waste.
(H) If a small
quantity handler of universal waste receives a shipment of non-hazardous,
non-universal waste, the handler may manage the waste in any way that is in
compliance with applicable law.
Notes
Rule promulgated under: RC Chapter 119.
Rule authorized by: RC 3734.12
Rule amplifies: RC 3734.12
119.032 review date: Exempt
This rule is promulgated so that Ohio may administer a hazardous waste program as required by Section 6926 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 ET SEQ.) and federal regulations promulgated thereunder ( 40 C.F.R. Part 271 )
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