| Brownfield |
Real property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by actual or perceived environmental
contamination. A brownfield cannot be the subject of planned or on-going removal actions, posted or proposed
for listing on the National Priority List, the subject of an administrative court order under solid and
hazardous waste laws, the subject of corrective actions or closure requirements, or a federal facility. |
| Buddy system |
A system of organizing employees into work groups so that each employee of the work group is observed by
at least one other employee in the work group. The purpose of the buddy system is to ensure immediate
assistance to employees in an emergency. |
| CERCLA |
see Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| Chain of command |
links one person with overall responsibility for managing an emergency to others responsible for carrying
out specific emergency-response tasks |
| Clean-up operation |
hazardous substances are removed, contained, incinerated, neutralized, stabilized, cleaned-up to make a
site safer for people or the environment |
| Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (also Superfund) |
Federal legislation that provided broad federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened
releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment. CERCLA was amended by
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). |
| Conditionally exempt small-quantity generator |
a generator of 220 pounds or less of hazardous waste per month; has less burdensome record keeping and
reporting requirements than small quantity generators or large quantity generators. |
| Decontamination |
removal of hazardous substances from employees and equipment |
| Emergency action plan |
Oregon OSHA requirement Subdivision 2/E, 437-002-0042, for responding to emergencies such as fires,
toxic substance releases, severe weather, and flooding. |
| Emergency response |
a response by employees from outside an immediate release area or by other designated responders to an
uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance. Responses to incidental releases of hazardous substances in
which the substance can be absorbed, neutralized, or otherwise controlled at the time of release by employees
in the immediate release area or by maintenance personnel, are not considered emergency responses within the
scope of HAZWOPER. |
| Emergency response operation |
response to a hazardous waste spill or leak. |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
federal agency whose mission is to protect human health and the environment. |
| EPA Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 261.3 |
definition of hazardous waste |
| EPA Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 261.5 |
special requirements for hazardous waste generated by conditionally exempt small quantity generators |
| EPA Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 262.34 |
standards applicable to generators of hazardous waste, accumulation time |
| Facility |
a building or a site where a hazardous substance has been deposited; facility refers to hazardous waste
generators, TSD facilities, and designated recycling facilities |
| Generator |
an owner, manager, or controller of a facility that creates hazardous waste |
| Hazardous materials response team (HAZMAT) |
an organized group of employees, designated by their employer, that controls hazardous substance leaks or
spills. A HAZMAT team is not a fire brigade nor is a fire brigade, necessarily a HAZMAT team. A HAZMAT team may
be a separate component of a fire brigade or fire department, however |
| Hazardous substance |
a substance defined under HAZWOPER 1910.120(a)(3)(A)-(D); a substance defined under section 9601(14) of
CERCLA; an agent that can cause death, disease, or other adverse health effects in humans; a substance listed by
the U.S. Department of Transportation as a hazardous material under 49 CFR 172.101 |
| Hazardous waste |
is waste or combination of wastes as defined in Title 40, CFR 261.3; substances defined as hazardous wastes
in Title 49 CFR 171.8; a waste defined as hazardous in the state of Oregon under OAR 340-101-0033. |
| Hazardous waste generator |
see Generator |
| Hazardous waste operation |
any operation conducted within the scope of HAZWOPER 1910.120 |
| Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard (HAZWOPER) |
subdivision 2/H, 1910.120 of the Oregon Administrative Rules |
| Hazardous waste site |
an area contaminated by hazardous waste that poses a risk to human health or the environment |
| HAZMAT |
see Hazardous materials response team |
| HAZWOPER |
see Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard |
| Health hazard |
means a chemical or a pathogen where acute or chronic health effects may occur in exposed employees. It also
includes stress due to temperature extremes. The term health hazard includes chemicals that are classified in
accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, as posing one of the following hazardous
effects: idirritation; respiratory or skin sensitization; germ cell mutagenicity; carcinogenicity; reproductive
toxicity; specific target organ toxicity (single or repeated exposure); aspiration toxicity or simple asphyxiant.
(See Appendix A to 1910.1200 - Health Hazard Criteria (Mandatory) for the criteria for determining whether a
chemical is classified as a health hazard.) |
| Immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) |
an atmospheric concentration of any toxic, corrosive, or asphyxiate substance that poses an immediate threat
to life, would cause irreversible or delayed adverse health effects, or would interfere with an individual's
ability to escape from a dangerous atmosphere |
| Interim status |
authorization granted by the EPA that allows a TSD facility to continue operating pending review and decision
of the facility's permit application |
| Large-quantity generator |
a generator of more than 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste in one month, more than 2.2 pounds of acutely hazardous
waste in one month, or more than 220 pounds of debris containing acutely hazardous waste in one month. |
| Oxygen deficiency |
the concentration of oxygen by volume below which atmosphere supplying respiratory protection must be provided.
The percentage of oxygen by volume is less than 19.5 percent oxygen |
| Permissible exposure limit (PEL) |
the exposure, inhalation, or dermal exposure limits specified in 1910 Subdivision 2/G (Occupational Health and
Environmental Controls) and 1910 Subdivision 2/Z (Toxic and Hazardous Substances) |
| Post-emergency response |
means that portion of an emergency response performed after the immediate threat of a hazardous substance release
has been stabilized or eliminated and cleanup of the site has begun |
| Published exposure level |
the exposure limits published in "NIOSH Recommendations for Occupational Health Standards" or, exposure limits
specified by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| Qualified person |
means a person with specific training, knowledge, and experience in the area for which the person has the
responsibility and the authority to control |
| Radioactive dose limits |
under CERCLA, remedial actions should generally attain dose levels of no more than 15 mrem/yr effective dose
equivalent for sites at which a dose assessment is conducted. Dose is the amount of energy deposited in body tissue
due to radiation |
| RCRA permit |
is a permit required for a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility. |
| RCRA |
see Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) |
Federal law that regulates hazardous waste as amended by Oregon law |
| SARA |
see Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| SARA, title I |
required OSHA to issue regulations protecting workers engaged in hazardous waste operations |
| Site safety and health supervisor |
the person at a hazardous waste site who has the authority and knowledge necessary to implement a site
safety-and-health plan and verify compliance with safety and health requirements |
| Small-quantity generator |
a generator of no more than 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste in any calendar month |
| Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) |
amendments to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) |
| TSD facility |
see Treatment, storage, and disposal facility |
| Treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSD) |
A facility that treats, stores, or disposes of hazardous waste and is subject to RCRA permit requirements |
| Uncontrolled hazardous waste site |
an uncontrolled hazardous waste site, as designated by a governmental agency, at which an accumulation of hazardous
substances creates a threat to the health and safety of people or the environment |
| Written safety-and-health program |
comprehensive workplace-safety-and-health requirements for cleanup operations and TSD facilities required in
HAZWOPER 1910.120(b)(1)(i) and 1910.120(p)(1) |
