Hazard Analysis - doe-hdbk-1188-20060129

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85. HAZARD ANALYSIS. The assessment of hazardous situations potentially associated with a

process or activity. It includes the identification of material, system, process, and plant characteristics

that can produce undesirable consequences. A safety analysis report hazard analysis examines the

complete spectrum of potential accidents that could expose members of the public, onsite workers,

facility workers, and the environment to hazardous materials. (See safety analysis report.) [Derived

from DOE-STD-3009-94, DOE G 420.1-X]

86. HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPS). Air pollutants not covered by ambient air quality

standards but which may present a threat of adverse human health effects or adverse environmental

effects. Those specifically listed in 40 CFR 61.01 are asbestos, benzene, beryllium, coke oven

emissions, inorganic arsenic, mercury, radionuclides, and vinyl chloride. More broadly, HAPs are any

of the 189 pollutants listed in or pursuant to section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act. Very generally,

HAPs are any air pollutants that may realistically be expected to pose a threat to human health or

welfare. [Derived from EPA Terms, 40 CFR 61.01, 40 CFR 63.2]

87. HAZARDOUS WASTE. A category of waste regulated under the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (RCRA). To be considered hazardous, a waste must be a solid waste under RCRA

and must exhibit at least one of four characteristics described in 40 CFR 261.20 through 40 CFR

261.24 (i.e., ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity) or be specifically listed by the

Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR 261.31 through 40 CFR 261.33.

Source, special nuclear, or by-product materials as defined by the Atomic Energy Act are not

hazardous waste because they are not solid waste under RCRA.

(See characteristic waste, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, solid waste, and waste

characterization.)

[Derived from 40 CFR 261]

88. HEAVY-HAUL TRUCK. A truck that exceeds normally applicable vehicle weight limits for highway

travel. State authorities may issue special permits allowing trucks to exceed weight limits in order to

carry "nondivisible loads", such as spent nuclear fuel casks, on public highways. Roadways and

bridges may need to be upgraded in order to carry such vehicles. (See legal-weight truck.)

It may be appropriate to append information specific to the particular document, such as:

As used in this environmental impact statement, heavy-haul truck means a truck with a gross vehicle

weight (i.e., both the truck and cargo weight) of more than 129,000 pounds (58,500 kilograms).

Note: This specific terminology does not appear in the applicable Federal regulations.

[Derived from 23 CFR 658]

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