Operational Compliance Strategies for Hazardous Waste Disposal

Course Description

This course provides an overview of what an environmental compliance engineer/scientist working in the semiconductor or wider electronics industry needs to know to maintain compliance for the hazardous waste program. This course primarily covers sites in the United States. It is designed for environmental professionals in the semiconductor industry, but has wider applicability to wider electronics and similar manufacturing sectors. Participants will become familiar with many of the codes governing hazardous waste management, saving hundreds of hours in research, and build a vocabulary and knowledge of important principles to stay on the right side of regulations. 

Course Objective: 

• Develop an understanding of the different paths of a hazardous waste program that pertains to a semiconductor site. 
• Understand how to manage the compliance program for RCRA compliance
• Understand the different facets of RCRA compliance

Course Sections:

• What is a Waste?
• Waste Determinations
• Mixture and Derived - “From Rule”
• Generator Requirements
• Satellite Accumulation
• Tank Systems
• RCRA BB/CC
• Emergency Response and Contingency Plans
• Treatment in Containers and Tanks
• Exemptions
• Land Disposal Restrictions

Course Duration

 120 minutes

Target Audience

Managers surpervisors, engineers working in an environmental role, or any individuals working to learn how to manage a site's hazardous waste program. 

Instructors

Taimur Burki spent 20+ years as a senior environmental engineer and LEED program manager for a leading semiconductor manufacturing company. While there, he developed his skills in managing environmental programs, understanding trade-offs, working with external departments on minimizing and profiting from wastes, and working with vendors in developing novel methods to reduce and upcycle waste. Taimur holds an MSc in Environmental Impact Assessment from the University of Wales at Aberystwyth, and a BSc from Purdue University in Biology. He leverages his exceptional knowledge and expertise to drive change across the broader technology industry and beyond.

Sean Aldrich previously worked at a large semiconductor manufacturer as an Environmental Engineer. He is the current owner and principal consultant at Eagle EHS, LLC. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Environmental Toxicology from the University of California at Davis.