SEDL / STP / STP933-EB / STP23096S

A New Look at Storage of Hazardous Materials and Wastes

Warner, DJ
Director of hazardous material management, manager of hazardous materials operations, and hazardous materials logistician, Dynamic Corporation, Rockville, MD

Frick, JH
Distribution facilities researcher, Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA

Lovejoy, WC
Director of hazardous material management, manager of hazardous materials operations, and hazardous materials logistician, Dynamic Corporation, Rockville, MD

Burns, GF
Director of hazardous material management, manager of hazardous materials operations, and hazardous materials logistician, Dynamic Corporation, Rockville, MD

Pages: 17    Published: Jan 1986

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Abstract

In response to the need for improved information concerning hazardous materials/wastes in a storage environment, the Hazardous Materials Technical Center (HMTC) reviewed the definition of hazardous materials and applicable regulations and developed a storage classification scheme for packaged commodities. Seventy-seven final storage compatibility groups were developed from 12 major areas defined by regulation. To arrive at this scheme, HMTC combines Department of Defense (DOD) hazardous material storage/disposal methods, industry-based storage/disposal guidelines, and survey/analysis of regulations affecting the public and military sectors (for example, Department of Transportation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear Regulatory Commission). Tables provide major definitions, a priority list of materials for multiple hazard, and major groupings of hazardous materials. Figures illustrate the development of the 77 final compatibility groups.