Course Descriptions

OESM 212 - Hazardous Waste Management Applications

• Prerequisite: OESM 106

This course is an in-depth study of the application of hazardous waste regulations with an emphasis on generator compliance, site investigation & remediation, permitting, enforcement, and liability. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), HIOSH/OSHA hazardous waste worker safety laws, ground water discharge permitting, and Hawai‘i hazardous waste laws are included.

4 hrs. lect. per week

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of OESM 212, the student will be able to:

• Define hazardous material and hazardous waste
• Identify federal, state, and local regulations pertinent to hazardous waste management
• Explain majors topics covered by RCRA
• Discuss regulatory impacts on hazardous waste management
• Describe regulatory requirements for hazardous material/waste handling & sampling procedures
• Discuss major topics covered by SARA
• Analyze situations in case studies
• Apply relevant regulations to given scenarios
• Describe treatment technologies and their effectiveness
• Discuss pollution prevention strategies
• Examine real estate transactions issues
• Discuss risk assessment and risk communication issues