Hierarchy view
handling and disposing of hazardous materials
Description
Description
Handling, collecting, storing and disposing of materials that pose substantial threats to public or personal health or the environment.
Scope note
Hazardous waste is defined in accordance with the latest EU guidance on the classification of waste: https://europa.eu/!kr89QF Examples: - Dispose of medical waste - Handle chemical cleaning agents
Relationships
Broader concepts
Narrower skills
draw off wash water
handle metal powder
store stage weapons
clean up spilled oil
dispose of hazardous waste
handle hot limestone
handle chemical cleaning agents
remove contaminated materials
work safely with hot materials
follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
handle chemicals for clean in place
drain hazardous liquids
monitor disposal of radioactive substances
treat contaminated water
dispose of soldering waste
store produced pyrotechnics
work with hot nitrogen
insert charges into drill holes
transfer chemicals
handle fuels
handle broken glass sheets
dispose of chemicals
dispose of cutting waste material
handle explosives
dispose soot from the sweeping process
store pyrotechnical materials
handle chemicals
sequence explosions
handle flammable substances
handle residual gases
store contaminated materials
store spent acids
handling chemical products for soil and plants
transport dangerous goods
dispose medical waste
identify poisons
dispose of sewage sludge
Concept URI
Status
released