Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 262.1 - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT: STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart A - General › Section 11-262.15 - Satellite accumulation area regulations for small and large quantity generators

Current through June, 2024
(a) A generator may
				  accumulate as much as 55 gallons of non-acute hazardous waste and/or either one
				  quart of liquid acute hazardous waste listed in § 261.31 or §
				  261.33(e) of this chapter or 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of solid acute hazardous waste
				  listed in § 261.31 or § 261.33(e) of this chapter in containers at or
				  near any point of generation where wastes initially accumulate which is under
				  the control of the operator of the process generating the waste, without a
				  permit or interim status and without complying with the requirements of parts
				  124, 264 through 266, and 270 of this chapter, provided that all of the
				  conditions for exemption in this section are met. A generator may comply with
				  the conditions for exemption in this section instead of complying with the
				  conditions for exemption in § 262.16(b) or § 262.17(a), except as
				  required in § 262.15(a)(7) and (8). The conditions for exemption for
				  satellite accumulation are:
(1) If a container
				  holding hazardous waste is not in good condition, or if it begins to leak, the
				  generator must immediately transfer the hazardous waste from this container to
				  a container that is in good condition and does not leak, or immediately
				  transfer and manage the waste in a central accumulation area operated in
				  compliance with § 262.16(b) or § 262.17(a).
(2) The generator must use a container made
				  of or lined with materials that will not react with, and are otherwise
				  compatible with, the hazardous waste to be accumulated, so that the ability of
				  the container to contain the waste is not impaired.
(3) Special standards for incompatible
				  wastes.
(i) Incompatible wastes, or
				  incompatible wastes and materials, (see appendix V of part 265 for examples)
				  must not be placed in the same container, unless § 265.17(b) of this
				  chapter is complied with.
(ii)
				  Hazardous waste must not be placed in an unwashed container that previously
				  held an incompatible waste or material (see appendix V of part 265 for
				  examples), unless § 265.17(b) of this chapter is complied with.
(iii) A container holding a hazardous waste
				  that is incompatible with any waste or other materials accumulated nearby in
				  other containers must be separated from the other materials or protected from
				  them by any practical means.
(4) A container holding hazardous waste must
				  be closed at all times during accumulation, except:
(i) When adding, removing, or consolidating
				  waste; or
(ii) When temporary
				  venting of a container is necessary
(A) For
				  the proper operation of equipment, or
(B) To prevent dangerous situations, such as
				  build-up of extreme pressure.
(5) A generator must mark or label its
				  container with the following:
(i) The words
				  ''Hazardous Waste'' and
(ii) An
				  indication of the hazards of the contents (examples include, but are not
				  limited to, the applicable hazardous waste characteristic(s) (i.e., ignitable,
				  corrosive, reactive, toxic); hazard communication consistent with the
				  Department of Transportation requirements at 49 CFR part 172 subpart E
				  (labeling) or subpart F (placarding); a hazard statement or pictogram
				  consistent with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard
				  Communication Standard at
				  29 CFR
				  1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label
				  consistent with the National Fire Protection Association code 704).
(6) A generator who accumulates
				  either acute hazardous waste listed in § 261.31 or § 261.33(e) of
				  this chapter or non-acute hazardous waste in excess of the amounts listed in
				  paragraph (a) of this section at or near any point of generation must do the
				  following:
(i) Comply within three consecutive
				  calendar days with the applicable central accumulation area regulations in
				  § 262.16(b) or § 262.17(a), or
(ii) Remove the excess from the satellite
				  accumulation area within three consecutive calendar days to either:
(A) A central accumulation area operated in
				  accordance with the applicable regulations in § 262.16(b) or §
				  262.17(a);
(B) An on-site interim
				  status or permitted treatment, storage, or disposal facility, or
(C) An off-site designated facility;
				  and
(iii) During the
				  three-consecutive calendar-day period the generator must continue to comply
				  with paragraphs (a)(1) through (5) of this section. The generator must mark or
				  label the container(s) holding the excess accumulation of hazardous waste with
				  the date the excess amount began accumulating.
(7) All satellite accumulation areas operated
				  by a small quantity generator must meet the preparedness and prevention
				  regulations of § 262.16(b)(8) and emergency procedures at §
				  262.16(b)(9).
(8) All satellite
				  accumulation areas operated by a large quantity generator must meet the
				  Preparedness, Prevention and Emergency Procedures in subpart M of this
				  part.