Florida Statutes 403.728 – Qualifications of operation personnel of hazardous waste facilities
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 403.728
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Protection or any successor agency performing a like function. See Florida Statutes 403.703
- Hazardous waste: means solid waste, or a combination of solid wastes, which, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may cause, or significantly contribute to, an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly transported, disposed of, stored, treated, or otherwise managed. See Florida Statutes 403.703
- Hazardous waste facility: means any building, site, structure, or equipment at or by which hazardous waste is disposed of, stored, or treated. See Florida Statutes 403.703
The owner and operator of a hazardous waste facility shall employ persons who are adequately trained, or who are registered in a training program, to operate and maintain a hazardous waste facility. The department may develop and conduct onsite or classroom training programs for persons who operate or maintain hazardous waste facilities. The department may do so through its employees or by contract. The program may include training in personal and public safety, emergency measures, properties of the waste, and such other items as the department deems necessary.