Hazardous Waste Storage and Labeling

Chapter 5
Hazardous Waste Storage and Labeling
5-1 STORAGE FACILITIES
(1) Responsibilities of Generators and Treatment, Storage and Disposal (TSD)

Facilities
a. The Pollution Control Officer/Environmental Officer designated by the

hazardous waste generator or TSD facility shall be responsible for the
management of the storage facility;
b. The Hazardous Waste Generator/TSD facility shall ensure that all movement of
hazardous wastes, toxic substances and treated materials in and out of the
storage facility shall be properly documented;
c. The Hazardous Waste Generator/TSD facility shall ensure that the requirements
of classification, packaging and labeling of hazardous wastes, toxic substances
and treated materials shall be complied with.
(2) Minimum Requirement for Hazardous Waste Storage Facilities
a. It must be accessible in cases of emergency and for purposes of inspection and

monitoring;
b. The facility should be enclosed but adequately ventilated;
c. The floors should be impermeable to liquids and resistant to attack by chemicals,
not slippery and should be constructed so as to retain spillages;
d. The facility should be properly secured and not easily accessed by unauthorized
persons;
e. Drums should preferably be stored upright on pallets and stacked no more than
four (4) drums high;
f. Drums should be raised on pallets or similar structures to allow passage of water
and circulation of air;
g. All containers should be checked regularly for leaks;
h. There should be segregation of acids from bases and other hazardous wastes;
and
i. There should also be segregation of non-treated from treated hazardous wastes.
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(3) Types of vessels, containers, tanks and containment buildings used for storage
of hazardous waste
Vessels, containers, tanks and buildings used for storage of hazardous waste include:
1. metal drum (with a lid or a cap)

2. plastic container
3. metal container
4. cloth container
5. container van
6. tanker truck
7. built tank
8. containment building/warehouse (completely enclosed structure with four walls,
a roof, and a floor used to store non-containerized waste, such as bulky and high
volume non-liquid waste)
9. settling ponds not used as treatment of wastewater
5-2 LABELLING REQUIREMENTS
(1) Form of labels attached to vessels, containers, tanks and containment buildings
All storage facilities enumerated in 5-1 C should be labeled as specified below:

1. The size of the label is minimum 20cm x 30cm.
2. The color of the label is yellow for background and black for letters
conspicuously marked in paint or other permanent form of marking
3. The material of the label should be scratch proof and resistant to tampering and
weathering.
4. The basic form is provided in Table 5-1.
5. The label is accompanied by a symbol corresponding to characteristics of the
hazardous waste contained in the vessel, container, or tank as specified in 6-2 of
this Chapter.
Proper labeling should be done at the waste generator’s facility and should be retained
up to the TSD facility. In case of export, additional label as required by international
standard should be attached.
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Table 5-1 Basic form of the label attached to vessels, containers, and tanks
containing hazardous waste
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Waste HW Class Name of the hazardous waste class as specified in the

Information revised Table 1 of Chapter 2
HW Name of the hazardous waste description as specified in
Description the revised Table 1 of Chapter 2
HW Number Code of the hazardous waste description as specified in the
revised Table 1 of Chapter 2
Characteristic Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Explosive, Reactive, and/or
Infectious
Form Liquid, Solid, or Sludge
Volume Volume of the hazardous waste contained in the vessel,
container, or tank.
Packaging date Date on which the hazardous waste is packed in the vessel,
container, or tank.
Shipping date Date on which the hazardous waste must be removed from
the storage area and transported off site if applicable
Waste transport Manifest number if transported off site
record number
Container Capacity Maximum capacity or volume of the container
Information Material Materials that a vessel, container, or tank is made of
Generator ID number ID number issued by DENR upon registration
Information Name Name of the waste generator (company name)
Address Address of the waste generator
Telephone #
Fax #
Name of Name of hazardous waste management supervisor
HWMS (HWMS)
(2) Position of the label attached to vessels, containers, and tanks
The label shall be attached to the side of the vessel, container, and tank. If the vessel,
container, or tank is used repeatedly, the label can be a plate and hung on the side of the
vessel, container or tank that stores hazardous wastes. In case of a containment building,
all the types of hazardous wastes contained in the building should be included in the
plate.
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5-3 SYMBOLS ACCOMPANYING THE LABEL
The following symbols should accompany the label representing the types of hazardous
wastes:
a. Explosive
Any substance or article which is designed to function by explosion, or which, by
chemical reaction within itself, is able to function in a similar manner even if not
designed to function by explosion. See Figure 1.
b. Flammable (Ignitable)
Liquid: any liquid having a flash point of not more than 60.oC, closed-cup test, or
65.6oC, open-cup test. See Figure 2a.
Solid: any of the following three types of materials: wetted explosives that when dry are
explosives; self-reactive materials that are liable to undergo, at normal or elevated
temperatures, a strongly exothermal decomposition caused by excessively high
transport temperatures or contamination; or readily combustible solids that may cause a
fire through friction, show a burning rate faster than 2.2 mm per second, or be ignited
and react over the whole length of a sample in 10 minutes or less. See Figure 2b.
*Pyrophoric materials (solid or liquid) that, even in small quantities and without an
external ignition source, can ignite within five minutes after coming in contact with air;
or self-heating materials that, when in contact with air and without an energy supply,
are liable to combustion.
c. Reactive or Oxidizing
A material that may, generally by yielding oxygen, cause or enhance the combustion of
other materials.
Any organic compound containing the bivalent -0-0- structure, that is thermally
unstable and can undergo exothermic self-accelerating decomposition. See Figure 3.
d. Toxic
A substance which, if it is inhaled or ingested or if it penetrates the skin, may involve

serious acute or chronic health risks including carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, and
mutagenicity on human and other life forms. See Figure 4.
e. Corrosive
A liquid or solid that causes visible destruction or irreversible alterations in human skin
tissue at the site of contact, or a liquid that has a severe corrosion rate on steel or
aluminum. See Figure 5.
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f. Infectious or pathogenic
Containing a viable microorganism (or its toxin) which is known or suspected to cause
disease in humans or animals. See Figure 6.
(1) Specifications of Symbols
1. The minimum size of the symbol is 25 cm x 25cm for vessels, containers, and tanks
and 30cm x 30cm for conveyances carrying vessels, containers, and tanks.
2. Basic shape of the symbols is a square rotated 45 degrees to form a diamond.
3. At each of the four sides, a parallel line shall be drawn to form an inner diamond
95 % of the outer diamond.
2. The color should follow the colors specified in the figures below.
Figure 1. Explosive
Figure 2a. Flammable Liquid
Figure 2b. Flammable Solid
Figure 3. Reactive
Reactive
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Figure 4. Toxic
Toxic
Figure 5. Corrosive
Figure 6. Infectious
Infectious
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(3) Position of the symbol attached to vessels, containers, and tanks
a. Vessels, containers, and tanks
The label shall be attached to the side of the vessel, container, and tank. If the vessel,
container, or tank is used repeatedly, the label can be a plate and hung on the side of the
vessel, container or tank that stores hazardous wastes. In case of a containment building,
all the types of hazardous wastes contained in the building should be included in the
plate.
b. Conveyances carrying the vessels, containers, and tanks
The conveyances transporting hazardous waste shall place the corresponding symbols
on its side and back.
5-4 PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS
(1) Requirements for vessels, containers, and tanks
Vessels, containers, and tanks used for storage of hazardous waste shall be required to:
1. be in good condition without leaks or damage,

2. made from materials suitable for the characteristics of the hazardous waste to be
stored,
3. be equipped with a strong lid or cap to prevent spillage during the transport.
(2) Packaging procedures
A person who is packaging hazardous waste in a vessel, container, or tank is required

to:
1. ensure that each vessel, container, or tank contains either only one type of waste
or, when mixed, consist only of types of wastes with similar or mutually
compatible characteristics (usually within a hazardous waste sub-category);
2. for self-reacting hazardous wastes, ensure that voids are not left in the vessel,
container, or tank;
3. tightly seal hazardous waste in the vessel, container, or tank; and
4. ensure that the used vessel, container and tank is cleaned before being reused for
storing the hazardous waste incompatible with that previously stored.
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Chapter 5

Hazardous Waste Storage and Labeling

5-1 STORAGE FACILITIES

(1) Responsibilities of Generators and Treatment, Storage and Disposal (TSD)

a. The Pollution Control Officer/Environmental Officer designated by the

(2) Minimum Requirement for Hazardous Waste Storage Facilities

a. It must be accessible in cases of emergency and for purposes of inspection and

1. metal drum (with a lid or a cap)

5-2 LABELLING REQUIREMENTS

All storage facilities enumerated in 5-1 C should be labeled as specified below:

Waste HW Class Name of the hazardous waste class as specified in the

(2) Position of the label attached to vessels, containers, and tanks

A substance which, if it is inhaled or ingested or if it penetrates the skin, may involve

(1) Specifications of Symbols

Figure 2a. Flammable Liquid

Figure 2b. Flammable Solid

a. Vessels, containers, and tanks

b. Conveyances carrying the vessels, containers, and tanks

5-4 PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

(1) Requirements for vessels, containers, and tanks

1. be in good condition without leaks or damage,

(2) Packaging procedures

A person who is packaging hazardous waste in a vessel, container, or tank is required

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