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Use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Tracking Hazardous Waste Shipments Across International Borders -Test/QA Plan
Citation:
VARNER, K. E. Use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Tracking Hazardous Waste Shipments Across International Borders -Test/QA Plan. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-08/027, 2008.
Impact/Purpose:
This Test and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) describes the verification program for evaluating RFID systems to track cross-border hazardous waste shipments. The document explains the program background, the experimental design and cross-border HAZMAT shipment scenarios, selected vendor approaches for RFID systems, methods and evaluation criteria for testing vendors’ RFID systems, project quality assurance objectives, data review and management, health and safety, and security requirements for verification testing.
Description:
The Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) – Environmental and Sustainable Technology Evaluations (ESTE) Program conducts third-party verification testing of commercially available technologies that may accomplish environmental program management goals. In this verification testing project, radio frequency identification (RFID) systems will be evaluated in a unique application of the technology for tracking hazardous waste or hazardous material (HAZMAT) shipments from generator to receiver, across international borders. A stakeholder committee of vendors, buyers, users and federal agencies guided the development of this verification project plan to ensure that testing of the RFID systems is conducted under realistic conditions. This Test and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) describes the verification program for evaluating RFID systems to track cross-border hazardous waste shipments. The document explains the program background, the experimental design and cross-border HAZMAT shipment scenarios, selected vendor approaches for RFID systems, methods and evaluation criteria for testing vendors’ RFID systems, project quality assurance objectives, data review and management, health and safety, and security requirements for verification testing.