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Table A-2 in Appendix A displays disposition options for chemicals that are subject to abandonment or

destruction (Section 4.7). Such non-typical disposition methods, which require prior DOE authorization,

may be appropriate for chemicals identified as High Risk property (see definition; also Section 4.1.2) that

have the potential to adversely impact national security interests, proliferation concerns, public health and

safety, or the environment.

Section 4.8 covers the identification of hazardous materials/items using the Federal Supply Classification

(FSC) classes or groups (Section 4.8.1), examples of which are listed in Tables B-1 and B-2 of Appendix

B. Section 4.8.2 provides the source references for the consolidated requirements for the disposition of

certain types of hazardous materials and certain categories of property (e.g., controlled substances, drugs,

biological materials, reagents, lead-containing paint, etc.). In particular, Sections 4.8.3 and 4.8.4

consolidate special requirements applicable to hazardous products containing asbestos and

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), respectively.

Section 4.9 consolidates requirements for the utilization and disposition outside of DOE of hazardous

materials that are radioactively or chemically contaminated.

In general, except for special requirements that apply to High Risk property and extremely hazardous

property (see def.), the storage and handling of excess or surplus chemicals (see Section 4.10) must

comply with the requirements consolidated in Chapter 5 ("Chemical Storage") of this handbook.

Chemical transfers on site must be in compliance with the requirements consolidated in Chapter 4 ("On-

Site Chemical Transportation") and off-site, with DOT, state and local regulations.

A key theme of this chapter is the reutilization of chemicals via available disposition routes. Any surplus

chemicals still remaining at the end of the disposition cycle may re-enter it or be subject to final disposal

as solid waste. Exceptions include chemicals that qualify for recycling and recovery (e.g., precious

metals, ethylene glycol, anti-freeze solutions) or can be classified as Universal waste (see def.) under

applicable environmental regulations. These pollution prevention and waste-minimization activities are

covered in Chapter 7 ("Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization"). However, requirements related

to waste operations, such as the identification, storage, handling, transportation, treatment and disposal of

waste fall outside the scope of the present chapter on chemical disposition.

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CHAPTER 10: TRAINING

This chapter covers existing DOE and other federal requirements for the training of employees involved

in the handling, storage and use of chemicals. State and local requirements are not included. The

requirements included here apply to all locations that use and/or store chemicals or chemical products.

The key message of this chapter is that those who work with chemicals must be appropriately trained to

recognize both the hazards of the chemicals they work with and the ways in which they may protect

themselves from those hazards i.e., they must be trained to safely perform their jobs and follow

prescribed procedures.

There are six (6) major sections of this chapter which consolidate requirements for general information

and training required for all employees working in areas where chemicals are present (section 4.1);

additional training required for employees working in chemical laboratories (section 4.2); specific

training for employees who are required to use respirators (section 4.3); additional training required for

employees involved with highly hazardous chemicals (see definition) (section 4.4); training for

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