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Transportation Services and the Environment — Links to Related Documents and Web Sites

1. Hazardous Waste Requirements

• Step 1. Evaluate Waste; Determine Generator Size [#1.01] (5/09)
• Step 2: Obtain a Waste Identification Number (9/03)
• Step 3: Apply for a License Annually; Pay a License Fee (5 pgs)
• Steps 4 & 5: Label and Store Hazardous Wastes [#1.04 & 1.05] (5/09)
• Documenting Container Inspections (4 pgs)
• Step 6: Transport and Dispose of Hazardous Waste Correctly (6 pgs)
• Step 7: Manifest Shipments of Hazardous Waste (6 pgs)
• Step 8: Emergency Planning for Very Small Quantity Generators (rev. 8/09)
• Step 9: Personnel Training for Small Quantity Generators (4 pgs)
• Step 10: Keep Records (6 pgs)
• Collision Repair: Reducting Wastes and Costs (MnTAP)
• VSQG Collection Program Requirements for Generators (2 pgs)
• Hazardous Waste Checklist (2 pgs)
• Hazardous Waste-related Contacts (4/09)
• Automotive Service Providers Audit Checklist - Hazardous Waste

2. Air Quality Requirements

• Air Quality Audit Checklist
• AQ Rules Affecting Autobody Shops with Paint Spraying Equipment (2 pgs)
• AQ Requirements for Automotive Repair Shops (4 pgs)
• Registration Form RP-01 (2 pgs)
• Guidance on Emissions from Storage Tanks (2 pgs)

3. OSHA Requirements

• Safety Review for Automotive Service Providers (10 pgs)
• Spray Finishing Rules

4. Aerosol Containers

• Aerosol Container Audit Checklist
• Managing Waste Aerosols (3/99)
• Minimizing Aerosol Waste

5. Air Bags

• AAMA fact sheet -- Disposal of Air Bags in Scrap Vehicles

6. Air Conditioning*

• Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Audit Checklist
• Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Servicing (2 pgs)
• List of Approved Section 609 Certifying Organizations (2 pgs)
• EPA Choosing and Using Alternative Refrigerants for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning (4 pgs)
• EPA Fitting Sizes and Label Colors for Motor Vehicle Refrigerants (2 pgs)
• EPA Recycling of Blend Refrigerants Used in Motor Vehicles (2 pgs)
• EPA One Shop's Experience Retrofitting Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners to HFC-134a (2 pgs)
• EPA Q & A about Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning: What Consumers and Service Technicians Want to Know (2 pgs)
• Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Recovery/ Recycle or Recovery Equipment Certification Form & Instructions (1 pg)
• Additional EPA Fact Sheets

7. Antifreeze and Filters

• Antifreeze Audit Checklist
• Managing Waste Antifreeze (4 pgs)

8. Batteries

• Lead-Acid Batteries Audit Checklist
• Lead-acid Batteries, Requirements for Generators [#4.06] (rev. 6/03)
• Battery Sign

9. Brakes/Clutch

• Brakes Audit Checklist
• Controlling Brake Dust to Protect Your Health
• Selecting and Managing Brake and Carburetor Cleaners (6 pgs)

10. Computers/ Circuit Boards

• Managing Electronic Wastes from Business Sources

11. Dismantling Procedures

• Vehicle Dismantling Procedures (2 pgs)

12. Emissions Testing

• Health Effects of Motor Vehicle Pollution
  (3 pgs)
• Catalytic Converters (2 pgs)
• Engine Switching (2 pgs)
• Vehicle Tampering (2 pgs)
• Vehicle Tampering Detection (2 pgs)

13. Fuels

• Managing Recyclable Fuel Wastes

14. Information & Internet

• Common Automotive Wastes — 18" x 24" poster [5.11] (7/04)
• Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
• CCAR
• Design for the Environment - Automotive Refinishing Partnership
• EPA Ozone Depletion
• Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Information
• The Pollution Prevention Toolkit - Best Environmental Practices for Auto Repair
• Green Guide to Cars and Trucks
• Pollution Prevention Tips

15. Lighting

• Fluorescent Lamp Audit Checklist
• Managing Used Fluorescent Lamps, High-Intensity Discharge Lamps and PCB Ballasts (6 pgs)

16. Oil and Filters

• Used Oil/Filters/Sorbents Audit Checklist
• Used Oil and Related Oil Waste Management for Generators (6 pgs)
• Used Oil Sign (required for retailers/collection sites)
• Used Oil Hauler Services

17. Mercury Switches

• Managing Mercury Switches (October 1998)

18. Paint and Filters

• Painting Audit Checklist
• Evaluating Paint and Ink Waste
• Managing Paint Booth Filters (4 pgs)

19. Real Estate Transfer and Liability

• Greener Practices for Business, Site Development and Site Cleanups: A Toolkit
• Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Program

20. Records

• Underground Storage Tank Record-Keeping Requirements (2 pgs)
• Aboveground Storage Tank Record-Keeping Requirements (1 pg)
• Monitoring Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tanks (2 pgs)
• Step 10: Keep Records (Hazardous Waste Record-Keeping Requirements) (2 pgs)
• Hazardous Waste Shipping Log (4 pgs)
• Documenting Container Inspections (4 pgs)

21. Scrap Metal/ Catalytic Converters/ Wheel Weights

• Managing Scrap Metal, Catalytic Converters and Wheel Weights

22. Sewering/ Stormwater/ Wastewater

• Wastewater Discharge Audit Checklist
• Managing Liquid Wastes
• Managing Floor Drains and Flammable Traps (3 pgs)
• New Motor VehicleWaste Disposal Well Rule

23. Solvents

• Solvents Audit Checklist
• Managing Parts Washer Solvent (4 pgs)
• Managing Aqueous Parts Washers (5 pgs)
• Selecting and Managing Brake and Carburetor Cleaners (6 pgs)
• Final Standards for Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Equipment & Appendices (16 pgs)
• Halogenated Solvent Cleaning NESHAP - Initial Notification Report (2 pgs)
• Halogenated Solvent Cleaner NESHAP - Compliance Report for Cold Batch Cleaners (2 pgs)

24. Spills

• Reporting Spills and Leaks (2 pgs)
• Voluntary Petroleum Investigation and Cleanup Program (2 pgs)
• VPIC Development of Petroleum Contaminated Property (1 pg)
• VPIC Application/ Request for Assistance Form (2 pgs)

25. Tanks

• General Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tanks (2 pgs)
• Do UST Requirements Apply to Your Petroleum Tank (1 pg)
• Notification/Change in Status for Above Ground Storage Tanks (4 pgs)
• Monitoring Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tanks (2 pgs)
• Aboveground Storage Tank Record-Keeping Requirements (1 pgs)
• Underground Storage Tank Record-Keeping Requirements (2 pgs)
• Calculating Potential to Emit from Bulk Petroleum Storage Plants (2 pgs)
• Guidance on Emissions from Storage Tanks (2 pgs)
• List of Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Compliance Fact Sheets

26. Tires

• Tires Audit Checklist
• Waste Tire Disposal #8 (3 pgs)

27. Towels, Wipes, Sorbents

• ASP Audit Checklist - Towels, Wipes, Sorbents
• Managing Towels, Wipes and Sorbents (4 pgs)

28. Transporters & Haulers

• Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Outlets and Haulers
• Waste Tire Transporter List (6 pgs)

29. Vehicle Storage

• Vehicle Storage - Preventing Contamination

30. Vendors

• Container Options: Reduce, Recondition and Recycle (MnTAP) (3 pgs)