Guides to Pollution Prevention The Marine Maintenance and Repair Industry

This guide has been subjected to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s peer and administmtive review and approved for publication. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. The document is intended as advisory guidance only to marine maintenance and repair yards in developing approaches for pollution prevention. Compliance with environmental and occupa-tional safety and health laws is the responsibility of each individual business and is not the focus of this document. Worksheets are provided for conducting waste minimization assessments of marine yards. Users are encouraged to duplicate portions of this publication as needed to implement a waste minimization program. Foreword Marine repair service yards are highly diversified in terms of the types of services and products suppIied. Services typically include repair and maintenance of mechanical systems, structural components, upholstery, electrical systems, and finished surfaces. Typical wastes generated from these operations include oils, coolants, lubricants and cleaning agents; variou