Employees must know, among other things, how to safely handle hazardous wastes and respond to emergencies like a fire or explosion. Criminal penalties await those who knowingly violate RCRA regulations. The EPA also can order you to help pay for the cost of cleaning up a so-called Superfund site if you've sent a lot of waste there. I need to read up on this subject of hazardous waste. You can start off with PDCA's Hazardous Waste Handbook.
Many Small Businesses Do.
There's also a Small Business Ombudsman Hotline geared towa rd painting contractors and the like. With the Ombudsman Hotline, a tape asks you to leave your name and telephone number. Of course, there are also the 10 regional EPA offices as well as state environmental protection agencies, although it's better to start with the hotline numbers. But just start.