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Chapter 4-- Used Oil Management 

 

4.1   Introduction

4.2   Used Oil Management Standard

4.3   Recommended Practices 

4.4   What Is Used Oil? 

4.5   Mixing Other Materials With Used Oil 

4.6   State Variations 

4.7   Handling and Transfer of Used Oil 

4.8   Storage of Used Oil 

4.9   Options for Used Oil Utilization

4.10  Accepting Used Oil From the Public 

4.11a Used Oil Filters

4.11b Rags, Towels and Absorbents 

4.11c Oily Sludges, Oily Water and Soils 

4.11d Disposal of Used Shock Absorbers and Struts 

4.12  Minimization of Used Oil and Related Debris 

 

Fact Sheets & Economic Analyses:

Reusable Oil Filters

Oil Life Extension

 

Mfgrs of Used Oil Burners

Mfgrs Used Oil Tanks

Mfgrs/Distributors of Absorbents

 

 

 

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Employee & Community Right-to-Know/HazMat Shipping

Hazard Communication Standard (Training, MSDSs, Written Plan), Community Right-to-Know (SARA Title III- Biennial Reporting, Thresholds, Emergency Coordinator, Spill Reporting). Transportation and Shipment of Hazardous Materials (Hazmat Employee Training), Transporting HazMat in Company Vehicles, Transporting Wastes in Mobile Servicing Vehicles. Internet Resources. . . 

Used Oil Management

Used Oil, Storage, Recycling, Energy Recovery, Accepting from Public, Re-refined Oil, Filters, Reusable Filters, Rags and Wipes, Shocks and Struts, Oil Life Extension, Oily Water, Sludge and Soils, Oily Waste Minimization, Internet Resources . . .

Waste Reduction & Recycling

Scrap Tires, Spent Lead-Acid Batteries, Parts Cleaning Solvents, Spent Antifreeze, Solid Wastes, Used Parts, Scrap Metals,  Internet Resources . . . 

Wastewater Management and Control

Recommended Practices, Service Bay Wastewater, Stormwater, Vehicle Washing, Tanker Cleaning, Antifreeze, Other Sources, Treatment Methods, Discharge Permits, Oil-water Separators, Floor Cleanup Methods, Internet Resources . . .

Hazardous and Potentially Hazardous Wastes. 

Introduction, What Is a Hazardous Waste? Common Maintenance and Refueling Wastes, Waste Survey, Determination of Hazardous Characteristics, EPA Notification, Hazardous Waste Storage, 

Manifests, Transportation, Reporting and Recordkeeping, Emergency Coordinator, State Variations, Minimizing Hazardous Wastes, Universal Hazardous Wastes (Small Batteries, Pesticides, Mercury Devices, Fluorescent Lights), Disposal of Computers and Monitors, Disposal of Deployed Air Bags, Fact Sheets on Pollution Prevention, Oil/Water Separator Sludge, Paper Wipes, In-Line Gasoline Filters, Solvent Still Bottoms and Air Filters from Paint Booths, Internet Resources. . . 

  Clean Air Act and Alternative Fuels

MVACs (Recycling Equip., R-12 Substitutes, Leak Detection, Disposal, Safety), Parts Cleaning, Catalytic Converters, Shop Chemicals, Engine Rebuild, I/M Programs, Stage I & II, Diesel Smoke/Idling, Fuels and AltFuels, Clean Fleets, EPACT, Refinishing, Internet Resources . . .

Staying Clean With EPA, Superfund (CERCLA), Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs), Enforcement (Inspections, Notices of Violation, Penalties, Findings and Orders, Criminal Enforcement), Real Estate Transfers (Dealing With the Risk, Audits, ASTM Standard, Recommendations) Internet Resources. . . 

  Miscellaneous Topics

Implementing Your Environmental Program, Permits, Reports, Records and Retention Times, Environmental Training Requirements, Environmental and Safety Audits, How to Select a Waste Service Firm, How to Select an Environmental Consultant, How to Select an Environmental Laboratory, How to Select an Equipment Supplier, The Value of a Consultant, How to Recover Some Environmental Costs, Energy Conservation, Soil and Groundwater Investigations, Soil and Groundwater Treatment Technologies, Dust Controls During Brake and Clutch Repair/Inspection, Asbestos and Presumed Asbestos-Containing Building Materials. Internet Resources. . . 

  Fuel and Liquid Storage Systems 

Underground Storage Tanks. Exemptions and Exclusions, Key Definitions, State Variations, Registration, New Tanks, Existing Tanks, Used Oil and Other Small Underground Storage Tanks, Release Reporting and Investigation, Investigation of Suspected Releases, Confirmed Releases, Initial Site Characterization, Soil and Groundwater Investigations, Corrective Action, Temporary and Permanent Closure, Tank Removal, Tank Disposal or Recertification, Deferral for Certain Underground Storage Tank Wastes, Secondary Containment, Financial Responsibility and Reimbursement, Recordkeeping, Correct UST Installation Is Essential, Importance of Competent Installers. Fact Sheets: Don't Wait Until 1998; Spill, Overfill, And Corrosion Protection For Underground Storage Tanks; Manual Tank Gauging For Small Underground Storage Tanks; Doing Inventory Control Right for Underground Storage Tanks. Aboveground Storage Tanks. National Codes and Practices, Federal Regulation, State Variations, Underground Storage Tanks vs. Aboveground Storage Tanks: Environmental and Safety Considerations; Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures. Managing In-Ground Automotive Lifts. EPA Regulations, Clues to Problems, Hydrostatic Testing,  Lift Removal, Lift Replacement, OSHA and Automotive Lifts, Risk Management Plans (RMPs). Internet Resources. . .