The safety professional's guide to understanding the solid & hazardous waste regulations

From: Professional Safety | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

In today's efforts to reduce overhead, many organizations have changed or eliminated the traditional role of the true safety professional. Many safety professionals now serve as the environmental, health and safety (EHS) manager in their organizations. Often, this occurs even though the individuals have limited experience in environmental disciplines.

This article focuses on one environmental discipline: solid and hazardous waste. In layperson's terms, the article explains what a safety professional needs to understand about solid and hazardous waste management in order to ensure compliance ...

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