Store, transport and load your waste
My company produces chemical waste classified as hazardous. How should it be managed?
Practical sheet REF: FIC0302 V1
Store, transport and load your waste
My company produces chemical waste classified as hazardous. How should it be managed?

Author : Maryvonne GUIDON-LE BRUN

Publication date: August 10, 2011 | Lire en français

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2. Store, transport and load your waste

You must comply with the same handling and storage rules as for hazardous chemicals:

  • Identify and manage the risk of explosive atmospheres (ATEX directive).

  • Store rainwater under cover or, failing that, ensure that it is collected, monitored and treated before discharge.

  • Store liquid waste in retention tanks.

  • Separate storage and retention areas for incompatible products.

  • Transport procedures to prevent spills (securing drums).

  • Accident response resources: anti-pollution kits, fire extinguishers.

If you have unloading areas, they must be designed (see

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