Drum Handling Manual for Hazardous Waste Sites, 1st Edition

Description

A guide to the safe handling of drums that contain hazardous waste.

Readership

Material handlers and supervisors at hazardous waste sites.

Drum Handling Manual for Hazardous Waste Sites, 1st Edition

Introduction
Selection of Drum Handling Methods
Engineering Feasibility
Health and Safety of Field Personnel
Protection of the Environment and Public Welfare
Costs
Location, Detection, and Inventory of Drums
Review of Background Data
Aerial Photography
Geophysical Surveying
Sampling
Preparing a Drum Inventory
Site Preparation
Site Access Improvements
Support Facilities and Structures
Site Drainage Improvements
Air Monitoring and Inspections for Determining Drum Integrity
Introduction
Air Monitoring
Visual Inspections
Nondestructive Testing Methods
Excavation, Removal and Onsite Handling of Drums
Drum Excavation and Removal Equipment
Accessories for Drum Excavation Equipment
Selection and Use of Drum Excavation and Removal Equipment
Excavation/Removal Procedures
Drum Staging, Opening, and Sampling
Waste Consolidation and Recontainerization
Treatment/Disposal Options
Preparation of Liquid Wastes for Final Treatment or Disposal
Preparation of Solid Wastes and Soils for Final Treatment or Disposal
Gas Cylinders
Lab Packs
Drum Crushing
Decontamination
Interim Storage and Transportation
Onsite Containment Options for Buried Drums