The Airline Industry produces multiple streams of waste. Waste may come from the planes themselves as they are serviced, repaired or retired. Other waste may originate from within the plane and include municipal solid waste, lavatory waste, and...

The Aggregate Industry is comprised of thousands of companies and workers that mine, produce, and sell aggregate substances like sand, crushed stone, and gravel. These substances either stand alone...

The Chemical and Specialty Chemical Industry generates laboratory waste that requires some of the most specific solutions to manage and dispose of hazardous waste. The chemical industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in the United States and produces more than 85,000 different types of chemical products...

The Construction Industry generates solid waste that is regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This waste may be hazardous or non-hazardous, but compliance with RCRA is of the utmost importance. What is considered hazardous or nonhazardous waste varies by state, as do acceptable disposal methods...

Clean Management Environmental Group, Inc. offers its services to the Education Industry. Like other hazardous waste-generating industries, the education industry falls under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Although institutes of higher education do not frequently fall under the Large Quantity Generator category for hazardous waste, they are still subject to the reporting and disposal requirements as written in the RCRA...

Work in the Engineering Industry varies widely, as does the waste produced. Often, the engineering industry is closely-linked with the construction and chemical industries. Producers of hazardous waste must dispose of these materials in a responsible manner, to stay in compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Compliance requirements may change by state.

The Industrial Industry includes companies who produce goods that are used in the construction and manufacturing industries. Airline, chemical, and engineering industry workers may be included in this sector. Industrial solid waste may be excluded from hazardous waste regulation covered by Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), but compliance rules and the definition of hazardous and nonhazardous wastes may vary by state...

Industrial operations in the Manufacturing Industry generate a variety of solid wastes and require continued health and safety education. Employees are often dealing with heavy machinery and materials that raise safety concerns or are working in environments with confined spaces.

The Oil and Gas Industry must be especially prudent in monitoring the environmental and public health impact of its actions, especially with the rise of hydraulic fracturing. Hazardous waste produced from this industry are generally regulated by the RCRA, but some are subject to the E&P Exemption, which classifies them as nonhazardous wastes and passes regulatory duties over to another governing body...

In the process of producing power that fuels our daily activities, the Power Generation Industry also generates hazardous and nonhazardous waste products. These are generated while the plants are active and in the course of decommissioning. Decommissioning power plants comes with unique needs related to unused chemicals, radioactive fuel rods, NORM, and excess inventory...

The Refinery Industry is comprised of businesses that transform raw materials into forms of utilizable material. Crude oil is refined into petroleum products with more value through distillation and reforming processes that create waste and raise safety concerns for workers. The products created from the refining process are considered hazardous throughout the cycle of generation...

The hazardous waste produced by the retail industry comprises goods such as household cleaners, aerosol cans, and batteries. Each of these meets definitions for hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)...

Although tank spills and other railway incidents may be widely publicized, a much larger percentage of hazardous and nonhazardous waste in the Railway Industry is generated when the machinery is cleaned and maintained. Actions such as painting, degreasing parts, removing rust, and unloading tank trucks and rail cars can all produce solid waste that is regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)...

The Utility Industry routinely exposes its workers to risks that must be monitored to keep employees safe. A number of workers routinely operate alone at outdoor sites, high-voltage substations, and treatment facilities, which makes it critical to know and consistently follow all occupational health and safety regulations...

In any industry, but especially in one where workers are regularly operating motorized heavy equipment, workers’ safety needs to be a top consideration. Due to inherent operating conditions, the Transportation Industry has jobs with some of the highest fatalities...

The Mining Industry has a reputation of being fraught with occupational hazards. Miners must contend with coal dust, hazardous chemicals, constant noise, and a plethora of other various health hazards. To minimize the risk of detrimental health effects on workers, it is necessary to have proper workplace safety rules in place and to follow them religiously...