Chapter II - Responsibilities for HWM
Responsibilities of the occupier for management of hazardous and other wastes.-
(1) For the management of hazardous and other wastes, an occupier shall follow the following steps, namely:-
(a) prevention;
(b) minimization;
(c) reuse,
(d) recycling;
(e) recovery, utilisation including co-processing;
(f) safe disposal.
(2) The occupier shall be responsible for safe and environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes.
(3) The hazardous and other wastes generated in the establishment of an occupier shall be sent or sold to an authorised actual user or shall be disposed of in an authorised disposal facility.
(4) The hazardous and other wastes shall be transported from an occupier’s establishment to an authorised actual user or to an authorised disposal facility in accordance with the provisions of these rules.
(5) The occupier who intends to get its hazardous and other wastes treated and disposed of by the operator of a treatment, storage and disposal facility shall give to the operator of that facility, such specific information as may be needed for safe storage and disposal.
(6) The occupier shall take all the steps while managing hazardous and other wastes to-
(a) contain contaminants and prevent accidents and limit their consequences on human beings and the environment; and
(b) provide persons working in the site with appropriate training, equipment and the information necessary to ensure their safety.
5. Responsibilities of State Government for environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes. – (1) Department of Industry in the State or any other government agency authorised in this regard by the State Government, to ensure earmarking or allocation of industrial space or shed for recycling, pre-processing and other utilisation of hazardous or other waste in the existing and upcoming industrial park, estate and industrial clusters;
(2) Department of Labour in the State or any other government agency authorised in this regard by the State Government shall,-
(a) ensure recognition and registration of workers involved in recycling, pre-processing and other utilisation activities;
(b) assist formation of groups of such workers to facilitate setting up such facilities;
(c) undertake industrial skill development activities for the workers involved in recycling, pre-processing and other utilisation;
(d) undertake annual monitoring and to ensure safety and health of workers involved in recycling, pre-processing and other utilisation.
(3) Every State Government may prepare integrated plan for effective implementation of these provisions and to submit annual report to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in the Central Government.
