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Handbook of Forensic Services (pdf) - FBI

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<strong>Handbook</strong> <strong>of</strong> Forens c Serv ces 2007<br />

sh ppers. Personnel who serve any funct on n the<br />

sh pment <strong>of</strong> hazardous mater als must rece ve the<br />

specified training prior to shipping any materials<br />

by commerc al transportat on.<br />

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Hazardous Waste Regulations<br />

The U.S. Env ronmental Protect on Agency’s<br />

Resource Conservat on and Recovery Act<br />

(RCRA), 23 commonly referred to as the “cradle-tograve”<br />

regulat on, was establ shed to track<br />

chem cals from “cradle,” or generat on, to “grave,”<br />

or d sposal. Th s system mposes requ rements on<br />

both generators and transporters, as well as on<br />

transport, storage, and d sposal fac l t es. RCRA<br />

specifies that once a material is determined to be<br />

hazardous, t becomes the generator’s complete<br />

respons b l ty.<br />

The process for determ n ng whether a mater al s<br />

a hazardous waste should be completed by<br />

qualified personnel. Even new material in its<br />

or g nal conta ner may be cons dered waste f<br />

there s no use for t. The serv ces <strong>of</strong> a hazardous<br />

waste contractor and transporter can be used to<br />

help remove mater als from scenes. Hazardous<br />

mater als that are removed from cr me scenes are<br />

cons dered ev dence and would not fall under<br />

RCRA waste prov s ons. However, when a case<br />

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