Scheduled Wastes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this learning session, the
participants will be able to;
1. Define what are scheduled wastes.
2. Recognize the legal requirements when
dealing with scheduled wastes.
3. Interpret different types of scheduled
wastes.
4. Manage scheduled wastes as part of the
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Risks
Management.
at the workplace as required by OSH
Management System.
Environmental
Awareness
Topic 1: Whats Scheduled Wastes?
Overview of Manufacturing Wastes Generation
SCRUBBER Discharge
Into Air

Electricity
Consumption

FINISHED
Water
Consumption PRODUCTION PRODUCT

RAW
MATERIALS

Gas & Chemical WASTEWATER

Consumption TREATMENT PLANT

Discharge Waste
Into Water Disposal
Topic 1: Whats Scheduled Wastes? (cont.)

NON-SCHEDULED WASTE

General waste or waste which DOES NOT FALL

within categories of waste listed in 1st Schedule of
Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Env. Quality, Reg.
1989)
Topic 1: Whats Scheduled Wastes? (cont.)

SCHEDULED WASTE
Waste that FALLS within the categories of waste
listed in the 1st Schedule of Environmental Quality
Act 1974 (Env. Quality, Reg 1989)
Topic 2: Legal Overview of Scheduled Waste
Management
Section 34B. Prohibition against placing, deposit, etc., of
scheduled wastes
Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974
(1) No person shall (Act127)
a) place, deposit or dispose of, or cause or permit to place,
deposit or dispose of, except at prescribed premises
only, any scheduled wastes on land or into Malaysian
waters;
b) Receive or send, or cause or permit to be received or
sent any scheduled wastes in or out of Malaysia; or
c) Transit or cause or permit the transit of scheduled
wastes,
without any prior written approval of the Director General.
(2) The Director General many grant the written approval either
subject to conditions or unconditionally
Topic 2: Legal Overview of Scheduled Waste
Management (cont.)

Section 34B. Prohibition against placing, deposit, etc., of

scheduled wastes
3) For the purpose of this Act, any act of receiving or sending,
or transit of any scheduled wastes with an approval
obtained through falsification, misrepresentation or fraud or
which does not conform in a material way with the relevant
documents in such form as may be prescribed , shall be an
offence.
4) Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five
hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding five years or to both.
Topic 2: Legal Overview of Scheduled Waste
Management (cont.)

Arrangement of Regulations Environmental Quality

(Scheduled Wastes)
Reg.1. Citation and commencement Regulations 1989
Reg.2. Interpretation
Reg.3. Notification of the generation of scheduled wastes
Reg.4. Disposal of scheduled wastes
Reg.5. Treatment of scheduled wastes
Reg.6. Reduction in the generation of scheduled wastes
by best practicable means
Reg.7. Responsibility of waste generator
Reg.8. Storage of scheduled wastes
Reg.9. Waste generator shall keep an inventory of
scheduled wastes.
Topic 2: Legal Overview of Scheduled Waste
Management (cont.)

Environmental Quality
Arrangement of Regulations (Scheduled Wastes)
Regulations 1989
Reg.10. Information to be provided by waste generator,
contractor and occupier of prescribed premises.
Reg.11. Scheduled wastes transported outside waste
generators premises to be accompanied by information.
Reg.12. Spill or accidental discharge.
Reg.13. Compounding of offences
 Topic 3: Scheduled Waste Management
Principle (OSHMS Perspective)

Cradle to grave principle.

Generator is responsible to manage their wastes.

Waste generator should determine whether their

wastes are classified under SW.

New SW - notify DoE within 1 month from the

date of waste generation
 Topic 3: Scheduled Waste Management
Principle (OSHMS Perspective)

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 Topic 3: Scheduled Waste Management
Principle (OSHMS Perspective)
Types Of Scheduled Waste Treatment

Incineration - (Mixed scheduled waste, Flux, Fibre

Dust & Ink).

Solidification (Metal Hydroxide Sludge)

Recycle - (Solvent, Lubricating Oil & Solder Dross)

Landfill

Chemical Physical Treatment

Topic 3: Scheduled Waste Management
Principle (OSHMS Perspective)
EXAMPLE SCHEDULED WASTE STORE
 OSH Policy (4.2)

Hazard & Risk Identification,

Assessment & Control (4.3.1)
OHSAS18001:2007
OSH Management Evaluate No End/Maintain
significance? the control
System
Yes
Legal & other Objective &
requirements (4.3.2) Programs (4.3.3)

Resources, Roles, Training, Communication Documentation Document Operational Emergency

Responsibility, Awareness & , Participation (4.4.4) Control Control Preparedness
Accountability & Competence & Consultation (4.4.5) (4.4.6) & Response
Authority (4.4.1) (4.4.2) (4.4.3) (4.4.7)

Monitoring & Evaluation of Incident Investigation, Records & Internal

Measurement Compliance (4.5.2) Nonconformity, C&P Action Control (4.5.4) Audit (4.5.5)
(4.5.1) (4.5.3)

Management
Review (4.6)
Topic 4: Identification, Classification &
Properties of Scheduled Waste
 Topic 4: Identification, Classification &
Properties of Scheduled Waste (cont.)
Waste Classification
Scheduled Waste Non-Scheduled Waste

Non-
Recyclable
Chemical Clinical Recyclable Items
(General)
Waste
Liquid Waste Human Bottle,
(Drain tissue, Cotton rag
Used
Carton Paper
Segregation) e.g. blood, or boxes

CSULF, CHF, DHF, body fluids,

CIPA etc. drugs,
syringes
etc. Aluminum Mixed
Solid Waste cans Plastic

(Waste
Segregation in the
factory) Non-contaminated Scrap
Cleanroom Gloves Metal
 Topic 4: Identification, Classification &
Properties of Scheduled Waste (cont.)
5 Main Categories of Scheduled Wastes

1. SW1: Metal & Metal Bearing Wastes

2. SW2: Wastes containing principally inorganic
constituents which may contain metals & organic
materials
3. SW3: Wastes containing principally organic
constituents which may contain metals & inorganic
materials
4. SW4: Wastes which may contain either inorganic
or organic constituents
5. SW5: Other wastes
 Topic 4: Identification, Classification &
Properties of Scheduled Waste (cont.)
SW1: Metal and metal-bearing wastes (Buangan
logam & buangan berasaskan logam)

10 types of SW1
Refer to attachment (New Scheduled Code Wastes &
Description)
 Topic 4: Identification, Classification &
Properties of Scheduled Waste (cont.)

SW2: Wastes containing principally inorganic

constituents wish may contain metals & organic
materials) (Buangan yang mengandungi terutamanya juzuk
tidak organik yang mungkin mengandungi logam & bahan
organic)

7 types of SW2
Refer to attachment (New Scheduled Code Wastes &
Description)
 Topic 4: Identification, Classification &
Properties of Scheduled Waste (cont.)
SW3: Waste containing principally organic constituents
which may contain metal & inorganic materials
(Buangan yang mengandungi terutamanya juzuk organic yang
mengandungi logam & bahan tidak organik)

27 types of SW3
Refer to attachment (New Scheduled Code Wastes &
Description)
 Topic 4: Identification, Classification &
Properties of Scheduled Waste (cont.)

SW4: Waste which may contain either inorganic or

organic constituents (Buangan yang mungkin mengandungi
samada juzuk tidak organic dan organik)

32 types of SW4
Refer to attachment (New Scheduled Code Wastes &
Description)
 Topic 4: Identification, Classification &
Properties of Scheduled Waste (cont.)

SW5: Other wastes (Buangan lain)

Any residues from treatment or recovery of
scheduled wastes.
Refer to attachment (New Scheduled Code Wastes
& Description)
 References

1. NIOSH Safety & Health Officers (SHO) Modules.

2. ISO14001:2004 Environmental Management
System.
3. OHSAS18001:2007, Occupational Safety and
Health Management System
4. Environmental Quality Act (EQA), 1974
5. Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes)
Regulations, 1989
Activity #1
List what are the wastes generated at your workplace. Then
from the waste list, separate the wastes into 2 common
categories namely

1. Scheduled Wastes

1. Non-scheduled Wastes

Used 1st Schedule of Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Env.

Quality, Reg 1989) attached to guide you to categorize the
wastes.
Activity #2
Classify all the wastes below into the right Scheduled Wastes category under
Environmental Quality (Schedules Wastes) Regulations 2005

SW SW
- Sand filteration pit sludge - Vacuum oil

SW SW
- Glove, cotton rag packaging - Spent Hydraulic Oil
and absorbent cloth contaminated with HPM
SW
SW - Spent Halogeneted Organic Solvent
- Diarylide / Azo pigments
SW
SW - Spent Non Halogenated Ogranic
- Electronics components Solvent

SW SW
- Spent Lubricant Oil - Spent Inorganic Acid