ii Table of Contents iii Table of Contents Table of Contents Section Page Chapter 1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................1-1 Purpose and Scope ...............................................................................................................................1-1 Reviews and Revisions..........................................................................................................................1-1 Applicable Regulations ..........................................................................................................................1-2 Federal Regulations ..........................................................................................................................1-2 State Regulations ..............................................................................................................................1-2 Military Regulations ...........................................................................................................................1-2 Local Regulations, Ordinances, and Codes......................................................................................1-4 Contractual Obligations .....................................................................................................................1-4 Regulatory Agency Contacts .................................................................................................................1-4 Environmental Office Point of Contacts.................................................................................................1-5 Description of NYARNG Operations......................................................................................................1-5 Responsibilities......................................................................................................................................1-5 The Adjutant General (TAG)..............................................................................................................1-5 Chief of Staff......................................................................................................................................1-6 Director of Army Logistics and Surface Maintenance (ALSM)..........................................................1-6 State Army Aviation Officer (SAO) ....................................................................................................1-6 Director Operations, Training, and Readiness ..................................................................................1-6 Facilities Management and Engineering Environmental Compliance Office ....................................1-7 Environmental Program Manager (EPM) ..........................................................................................1-7 Hazardous Waste Manager (HWM) ..................................................................................................1-7 United States Property and Fiscal Office (USP&FO) ........................................................................1-8 State Safety Officer (SSO) ................................................................................................................1-8 State Facility Operations Branch - Armories .....................................................................................1-9 Facility Environmental Compliance Officer (FECO) (Maintenance Facilities including FMSs, AASFs, MATES, CSMSs, and CSMS Sub Shops).........................................................................................1-8 Unit Environmental Compliance Officer (UECO) (NYARNG Units) ..................................................1-9 Unit Commanders..............................................................................................................................1-9 Camp Smith Post Commander..........................................................................................................1-9 Officer in Charge and Control (OIC&C).............................................................................................1-9 Forms and Attachments.........................................................................................................................1-9 DA Form 2028 .................................................................................................................................1-10 Chapter 2. Setting Up Storage Areas for Hazardous Materials........................................................2-1 Storage Lockers.....................................................................................................................................2-2 Storage Rooms and Warehouses .........................................................................................................2-5 Storage Racks .......................................................................................................................................2-7 Storage for Compressed Gases......................................................................................................2-78 Moving Cylinders ...............................................................................................................................2-8 Self inspection Checklist-Gas Cylinders..........................................................................................2-10 iv Table of Contents Chapter 3. Managing Hazardous Materials.........................................................................................3-1 Hazardous Materials Management Program.........................................................................................3-1 Procuring Hazardous Materials .............................................................................................................3-1 Using Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)........................................................................................3-1 Determining Hazardous Material Compatibility .....................................................................................3-3 Method 1: Determining Compatibility Using HMIRS MSDSs ............................................................3-3 Method 2: Determining Compatibility Using DOT Hazard Class Labels ...........................................3-9 Method 3: Determining Compatibility Using OSHA Precautionary Labels......................................3-14 Maintaining and Extending Shelf Life ..................................................................................................3-16 Shelf-life Types................................................................................................................................3-16 Type I Materials ...............................................................................................................................3-17 Type II Materials ..............................................................................................................................3-17 Extending Type II Material Using Visual Inspection ........................................................................3-18 Extending Type II Material Using Laboratory Analysis....................................................................3-21 Completing Shelf-Life Extension Notice Information ...........................................................................3-23 Stocking Hazardous Materials.............................................................................................................3-24 Tracking Inventory ...............................................................................................................................3-25 Conducting an Inventory..................................................................................................................3-25 Forms and Attachments.......................................................................................................................3-28 Hazardous Material Storage Inventory..........................................................................................3-259 Chapter 4. Setting Up Waste Accumulation Areas...........................................................................4-1 Satellite Accumulation Areas.................................................................................................................4-1 Setting Up an Accumulation Area .....................................................................................................4-2 Maintaining a Satellite Accumulation Area........................................................................................4-3 Hazardous Waste Storage Building.......................................................................................................4-3 Setting Up a Hazardous Waste Storage Building .............................................................................4-3 Maintaining a Hazardous Waste Storage Building............................................................................4-4 Forms and Attachments.........................................................................................................................4-5 Accumulation Area Warning Sign......................................................................................................4-7 Hazardous Waste Storage Building Sign ..........................................................................................4-8 Chapter 5. Managing Waste .................................................................................................................5-1