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
treat contaminated water
transfer chemicals
store stage weapons
handle chemicals for clean in place
dispose of cutting waste material
handle chemicals
follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
work safely with hot materials
identify poisons
work with hot nitrogen
handle hot limestone
clean up spilled oil
store produced pyrotechnics
remove contaminated materials
sequence explosions
dispose medical waste
handle metal powder
dispose of soldering waste
drain hazardous liquids
handle chemical cleaning agents
monitor disposal of radioactive substances
store spent acids
store contaminated materials
insert charges into drill holes
store pyrotechnical materials
draw off wash water
handle residual gases
handle broken glass sheets
dispose of sewage sludge
transport dangerous goods
handle explosives
dispose soot from the sweeping process
dispose of chemicals
handle fuels
handling chemical products for soil and plants
dispose of hazardous waste
handle flammable substances
Concept URI
Status
released