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O*NET detailed work activityPrepare hazardous waste for processing or disposal
Stays humanHands-on work
3 jobs11 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Prepare industrial materials for processing or use, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 11 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Prepare hazardous material for removal or storage.
- Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods.
- Remove asbestos or lead from surfaces, using hand or power tools such as scrapers, vacuums, or high-pressure sprayers.
- Operate machines or equipment to remove, package, store, or transport loads of waste materials.
- Remove or limit contamination following emergencies involving hazardous substances.
- Sort specialized hazardous waste at landfills or disposal centers, following proper disposal procedures.
- Organize or track the locations of hazardous items in landfills.
- Identify or separate waste products or materials for recycling or reuse.
- Work with or remove hazardous material.
- Process e-waste, such as computer components containing lead or mercury.
- Prepare hazardous, radioactive, or mixed waste samples for transportation or storage by treating, compacting, packaging, and labeling them.