Collect and synthesize data to prepare monthly and quarterly reports for state and federal regulators and installation command.
Prepare documents on standard operating procedures in compliance with state and federal regulations.
Provide and document technical training to satellite accumulation area managers on proper handling and clean-up of hazardous waste, specific to their waste streams.
Provide daily operations at the Fort Knox’s permitted Hazardous Waste Storage Facility (HWSF). Historically, Fort Knox disposes of between 20,000 and 30,000 pounds of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated wastes, equivalent to a range of 150 to 200 transactions, on an annual basis.
Pick-up hazardous, Universal, and Non-RCRA wastes from units/activities with established accumulation areas, or other waste generation points, by utilizing the government provided vehicle(s), and transport to the HWSF.
Ensure the wastes streams are properly identified, containerized, segregated, marked, and labeled.
Conduct weekly hazardous waste inspections for the 90-day HWSF (Building 2949), using the HWSF check list.
Manage and maintain all aspects of the hazardous material collection connex for hazardous material containers. Hazardous material containers being returned must be RCRA empty, disposed of properly, recycled, processed as a hazardous waste, or put into the reuse program. Historically, Fort Knox receives between 1,500 and 2,000 items per year from between 120 and 150 customers each year.
Provide field inquiries and conduct courtesy inspections on the management, packaging and disposal procedures from all Fort Knox agencies and military units; regularly distribute help sheets, plans and procedures to military units and other agencies to ensure compliance with the most recent regulatory guidance; educate units and other agencies on SDS information and proper hazardous materials/hazardous waste management.
Conduct hazardous waste identification actions, to include but not limited to researching materials for listed or characteristic hazardous waste constituents, creating, and updating hazardous waste profiles; by utilizing Safety Data Sheets (SDS) or laboratory analytical data.
