Sample of States with Container Documentation Requirements

State Regulatory Citation

Vermont The inspection requirement is specified under section 7-311(d)(2).

Small and large quantity generators shall conduct daily inspections during regular 

business days of each short-term storage area. The inspections shall be recorded in a 

log that is kept at the facility for at least three years. 

Nevada NAC 444.8677 Written record of inspections by certain generators of 

hazardous waste.

A generator who generates more than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste in a calendar 

month and accumulates hazardous waste on-site shall, in addition to complying with 

the requirements for accumulation set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 262.34, maintain a written 

record of inspections conducted of containers and tanks. Those records must be kept 

on-site for not less than 3 years and must include:

 1. The date and time of an inspection;

 2. The name of the inspector;

 3. A notation of the inspector’s observations; and

 4. The date and nature of any repairs made or other remedial action taken.

Massachusetts 30.542: Operating Record

(1) The owner or operator shall keep a written operating record at the premises of the 

facility, and it shall be readily accessible to personnel of the Department and the EPA.

(2) The following information shall be recorded, as it becomes available, and 

maintained in the operating record until closure of the facility, or for at least three 

years after the information is

recorded in the operating record of the facility, whichever period is longer:

(a) A description and the quantity of each hazardous waste received, and the 

method(s) and date(s) of its treatment, storage, use or disposal at the facility.

(b) The location of each hazardous waste type within the facility and the quantity at 

each location. For land disposal facilities, the location, quantity and EPA or 

Massachusetts hazardous waste number of each hazardous waste shall be recorded on 

a map or diagram of each cell or disposal area. For all facilities, this information shall 

include cross-references to specific manifest document numbers.

(c) Records and results of waste analyses required by 310 CMR 7.08(4), 30.513, 

30.560 or 30.629, and 40 CFR 268.4(a) and 268.7 as incorporated by reference at 310 

CMR 30.750 with modifications.

(d) Summary reports and details of all incidents that require implementing the 

contingency plan.

(e) Records and results of inspections as required by 310 CMR 30.515.

(f) For facilities which receive shipments of hazardous waste from off-site sources, 

notices to generators as required by 310 CMR 30.512.

Kansas KSQG CONTAINER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Each container must be in good condition.

• Each container must be compatible with its contents.

• Each container must be kept closed except when adding or removing waste.

• Hazardous waste must not be stored near other hazardous wastes or materials with 

which it is incompatible.

• Conduct monthly inspections of hazardous waste storage areas.

 At a minimum, the inspections should be documented in a log and should include 

the date and time of the inspection, the name of the inspector, a notation of the 

observations made, and the date and nature of any repairs or other remedial actions.

Florida Containers (e.g. drums, cans, etc.) must be kept closed and in good condition, 

inspected at least weekly, be compatible with the HW stored, and separated from 

other incompatible wastes (e.g. keep cyanides away from acids) (265 Subpart I). 

Records must be kept of these inspections ( FAC 62-730.160).