40 CFR § 273.16 - Employee training.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s273.16"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 273.16 - Employee training."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "273.16"
section_name: "Employee training."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "273"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6930, and 6937."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "273"
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# 273.16 Employee training.

A small quantity handler of universal waste must inform all employees who handle or have responsibility for managing universal waste. The information must describe proper handling and emergency procedures appropriate to the type(s) of universal waste handled at the facility.