HJ 2025-2012Technical specifications for collection, storage, transportation of hazardous waste (English PDF)
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Issued by
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Level / Type
National · Mandatory
Issue date
December 24, 2012
Implementation date
March 1, 2013
Scope
HJ 2025-2012 (Technical specifications for collection, storage, transportation of hazardous waste) is available as an English-translated PDF.
HJ 2025-2012 is the Chinese standard "Technical specifications for collection, storage, transportation of hazardous waste". Its scope clause reads: This Standard specifies the technical requirements for the collection, storage, and transportation process of hazardous waste.
This Standard applies to the collection, storage, and transportation of hazardous wastes from hazardous waste generating organizations and operating organizations.
Its clauses include scope of application; storage of hazardous waste. It was issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection on 2012-12-24 and took effect on 2013-03-01.
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National Standard of the People's Republic of China
Issued by: Ministry of Environmental Protection
Contents
- 1 Scope of application...4
- 2 Normative references...4
- 3 Terms and definitions...6
Foreword
For the purpose of implementing "Environmental Protection Law of the People's
Republic of China" and "Law of the People's Republic of China on the
Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste", regulating
the collection, storage, and transportation process of hazardous waste,
protecting the environment, and safeguarding human health, this Standard is
developed.
This Standard specifies the technical requirements for the collection, storage,
and transportation process of hazardous waste.
This Standard is a guiding standard.
This Standard is first issued.
This Standard was developed by Department of Science, Technology and
Standards of Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Main drafting organizations of this Standard. Shenyang Academy of
Environmental Sciences (National Environmental Protection Hazardous Waste
Disposal Engineering Technology (Shenyang) Center), Institute of High Energy
Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences.
This Standard was approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection on
December 24, 2012.
This Standard is implemented since March 1, 2013.
This Standard is interpreted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Technical specifications for collection, storage,
transportation of hazardous waste
1 Scope of application
This Standard specifies the technical requirements for the collection, storage,
and transportation process of hazardous waste.
This Standard applies to the collection, storage, and transportation of
hazardous wastes from hazardous waste generating organizations and
operating organizations.
2 Normative references
The contents of this Standard refer to the provisions in the following documents.
For the undated references, the valid edition applies to this Standard.
GB190 Packing symbol of dangerous goods
GB5085.1-7 Identification standards for hazardous wastes
GB6944 Classification and code of dangerous goods
GB8978 Integrated wastewater discharge standard
GB12463 General specifications for transport packages of dangerous goods
GB13015 Standard for pollution control on Polychlorinated Biphenyls
(PCBs)-contaminated wastes
GB13392 The vehicle mark for road transportation dangerous goods
GB15603 Rule for storage of chemical dangers
GB15562.2 Graphical signs for environmental protection - Solid waste
storage (disposal) site
GB16297 Integrated emission standard of air pollutants
GB18597 Standard for pollution control on hazardous waste storage
GB19217 Technical standard for medical waste transport vehicle
GBZ1 Hygienic standards for the design of industrial enterprises
GBZ2 Occupational Exposure Limit for Hazardous Agents in the Workplace
HJ/T177 Technical specifications for centralized Incineration facility
construction on medical waste
HJ/T228 Technical specification for chemical disinfection centralized
treatment engineering on medical waste (on trial)
HJ/T229 Technical specification for microwave disinfection centralized
treatment engineering on medical waste (on trial)
HJ/T276 Technical specifications for steam-based centralized treatment
engineering in medical waste (on trial)
HJ/T298 Technical specifications on identification for hazardous waste
HJ421 Standard of packaging bags, containers and warning symbols
specific to medical waste
HJ519 Technical specifications of pollution control for treatment of Lead-acid
Battery
JT617 The regulation of automobile transportation of dangerous goods
JT618 Rules of transportation, loading and unloading of dangerous goods by
automobile
"Regulations on the Control over Safety of Dangerous Chemicals" (Decree
No. 519 of the State Council, 2011)
"The Measures for the Administration of Permit for Operation of Dangerous
Wastes" (Decree No. 408 of the State Council, 2004)
"Management Regulation on Hazardous Wastes Manifests" (Decree No. 5 of
the Ministry of Environmental Protection, 1999)
"Technical Codes of Medical Wastes Centralized Disposal" (No. 206 [2003],
issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection)
"Measures for the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by
Discarded Dangerous Chemicals" (Decree No. 27 of the Ministry of
Environmental Protection, 2005)
"Measures for Information Reporting on Emergent Environmental Incident of
Environmental Protection Administrative Authorities (Trial)" (No. 50 [2006],
generating organizations themselves shall, in accordance with the relevant
national management regulations, establish and improve the rules and
regulations and operating procedures, to ensure the safety and reliability of this
process.
4.2 The transfer process of hazardous waste shall be carried out in accordance
with "Management Regulation on Hazardous Wastes Manifests".
4.3 The organization for collection, storage, and transportation of hazardous
waste shall establish a standardized training system for management and
technical personnel and conduct regular training for management and technical
personnel. The training content shall at least include requirements for
identification of hazardous waste, administration of permit for operation of
hazardous waste, management of hazardous wastes manifests, packaging and
identification of hazardous waste, requirements for transportation of hazardous
waste, and emergency methods for hazardous waste accidents, etc.
4.4 The organization for collection, storage, and transportation of hazardous
waste shall prepare an emergency plan. The preparation of the emergency plan
may refer to "Guidelines for the Preparation of Emergency Plans for Hazardous
Waste Operating Organizations". The contents related to transportation shall
also comply with the relevant provisions of the competent department of
transportation administration. For accident-prone links during the collection,
storage, and transportation of hazardous waste, it shall regularly organize
emergency drills.
4.5 In the event of an accident during the collection, storage, and transportation
of hazardous waste, the organization for the collection, storage, and
transportation and relevant departments shall, according to the degree of risk,
take the following measures.
(1) SET up an accident warning line; INITIATE an emergency plan; REPORT
according to the requirements of "Measures for Information Reporting on
Emergent Environmental Incident of Environmental Protection
Administrative Authorities (Trial)" (No. 50 [2006], issued by the Ministry of
Environmental Protection).
(2) If the hazardous waste causing the accident is highly toxic, flammable,
explosive, or highly contagious, it shall evacuate the crowd immediately
and request support from relevant departments such as environmental
protection, fire protection, medical care, and public security.
(3) It shall clean and repair environmental media such as soil and water
bodies contaminated at the accident site accordingly.
(4) All wastes generated during the cleaning process shall be managed and
including at least the scope of application, operating procedures and methods,
dedicated equipment and tools, transfer and handover, safety guarantee and
emergency protection, etc.
5.4 Personnel for hazardous waste collection and transfer operations shall,
according to the needs of their work, be equipped with the necessary personal
protective equipment such as gloves, goggles, protective clothing, gas masks
or masks, etc.
5.5 In the process of collecting and transferring hazardous waste, it shall take
appropriate safety protection and pollution prevention measures, including
explosion-proof, fire prevention, anti-poisoning, anti-infection, anti-leakage,
anti-flying, rain-proof, or other measures to prevent environmental pollution.
5.6 When collecting hazardous waste, the packaging form shall be determined
according to the type, quantity, hazardous characteristics, physical form, and
transportation requirements, etc. of the hazardous waste. The specific
packaging shall meet the following requirements.
(1) The packaging material shall be compatible with hazardous waste.
Materials such as steel, aluminum, plastic may be selected according to
the waste characteristics.
(2) Wastes of similar nature may be collected in the same container.
Hazardous wastes of incompatible nature shall not be mixed-packaged.
(3) Hazardous waste packaging shall be able to effectively cut off the
migration and diffusion of hazardous waste and meet the requirements of
anti-seepage and anti-leakage.
(4) The packaged hazardous waste shall be set with the corresponding label.
The label information shall be completed and informative.
(5) If the packaging bag or packaging container containing hazardous waste
is damaged, it shall be managed and disposed of as hazardous waste.
(6) Hazardous waste shall also be transported and packaged in accordance
with the relevant requirements of GB12463.
5.6 The collection of polychlorinated biphenyls-contaminated wastes, in
addition to complying with this Standard, shall also comply with the pollution
control requirements of GB13015.
5.7 The collection of hazardous waste shall meet the following requirements.
(1) It shall, according to actual situations such as the collection equipment,
with "Regulations for radioactive waste management" (GB14500).
6 Storage of hazardous waste
6.1 Storage of hazardous waste may be divided into internal storage of
generating organization, transit storage, and centralized storage. The
corresponding storage facilities are facilities of hazardous waste generating
organizations for temporary storage; facilities of organizations with a permit for
collection operation of hazardous waste for temporary storage of waste mineral
oil and waste nickel-cadmium batteries; storage facilities configured by
hazardous waste operating organizations.
6.2 The site selection, design, construction, and operation management of
hazardous waste storage facilities shall meet the relevant requirements of
GB18597, GBZ1, and GBZ2.
6.3 Hazardous waste storage facilities shall be equipped with communication
equipment, lighting facilities, and fire-fighting facilities.
6.4 When storing hazardous waste, partition storage shall be carried out
according to the type and characteristics of hazardous waste. The retaining wall
spacing should be set between each storage area; rain-proof, fire prevention,
lightning protection, and anti-flying dust devices shall also be installed.
6.5 Storage of flammable and explosive hazardous waste shall be equipped
with organic gas alarm, fire alarm installation, and grounding device for guiding
static electricity.
6.6 The storage of discarded hazardous chemicals shall meet the requirements
of GB15603, "Regulations on the Control over Safety of Dangerous Chemicals",
and "Measures for the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by
Discarded Dangerous Chemicals". Storage of discarded highly-toxic chemicals
shall also fully consider the anti-theft requirements. USE double-key closed
management, with a 24-hour watch by specially-assigned person.
6.7 The storage period of hazardous waste shall comply with the relevant
provisions of "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and
Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste".
6.8 The hazardous waste storage organization shall establish a duty security
system for the storage of hazardous waste. The contents of hazardous waste
in-out stock transfer records shall be implemented with reference to Appendix
C of this Standard.
6.9 Hazardous waste storage facilities shall, based on the type and
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Referenced standards
Normative references
GB190 · GB5085.1 · GB6944 · GB8978 · GB12463 · GB13015 · GB13392 · GB15603 · GB15562.2 · GB16297 · GB18597 · GB19217
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