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The following is an itemized list of hazardous waste violations that have not been addressed for Dollar General #13585 as of May 29, 2020. Open violations from August 06, 2019 inspection Violation#106-Failed to train employees on waste handling and emergency procedures. Based on the types of violations observed,the facility employees are not trained on proper hazardous waste(HW) handling or the training provided has been inadequate. 1. When asked how employees determine which of the differently categorized hazardous waste(HW)totes a waste item belongs in, Julie Sullivan, Store Manager, said each item is scanned using a hand-held scanner,which will sometimes state which HW tote the item belongs in. Julie indicated that when the scanner does not specify which HW tote an item belongs in, employees will read the item's label and ingredients, as well as the Dollar General (DG) HW guidance poster and documents,which provide product examples and key words for each of the HW categories,to determine which HW tote an item belongs in (see photos IMG 8049, 8051-7).When asked what employees do if they are still unsure about which HW tote a waste item belongs in, Julie stated she will place the item into the Toxic HW tote. Julie did not know who to call in case she had questions about an item's hazardous waste determination.Additionally, Julie was not aware of Dollar General's (DG)Respond ticketing system to submit a notification to DG Corporate regarding the scanning system not providing a HW category for a particular waste item. 2. The waste items listed below were found bagged and inside a tote labeled Toxic HW(IMG 8007, 8010-15): -Approximately seven containers of AeroScent Ocean Breeze Odor Eliminator air freshener.According to the Dollar General (DG)Flammable HW guidance document, air fresheners/fragrances are to be placed in the Flammable HW tote. -A DG Home Scented Oil Warmer with Refill, and two packages of two Air Wick plug in scented oil refills. According to the Dollar General (DG)Flammable HW guidance document, air fresheners/fragrances are to be placed in the Flammable HW tote. 3. The waste items listed below were found bagged and inside a tote labeled Flammable HW(IMG 8016-24): -Two cardboard boxes containing wax candles, approximately seven to eight candles total, and one brand of which was called True Living in Vanilla Sugar scent. It could not be determined how the HW determination for the candles was made, since the scanner did not indicate which HW tote the candles should be placed in, and the DG HW poster and guidance documents did not list candles or a similar type of item.Also, a wax candle was found in a Toxic HW tote (IMG 8025, 8044-5). -Three 96 fl oz containers of Top Job Bleach.According to the DG Oxidizer HW document, bleach is to be placed in an Oxidizer HW tote. 4. The waste items listed below were found bagged and inside a tote labeled Alkaline HW(IMG 8028-30): -Three containers of Swiffer Sweeper Wet Clothes.According to the hand-held scanner, these wet clothes should be placed into the Toxic HW tote. 5. The waste items listed below were found bagged and inside a tote labeled Toxic HW(IMG 8031-45): -A container of DG Home Oxy Shower, Tub&Tile Cleaner that"powers through grime, soap scum, calcium & lime"according to the item's label.According to the DG Acid HW tote, calcium/lime/rust removers and toilet/tub/tile cleaners are to be placed in the Acid HW tote. -An LA Colors nail polish that is flammable according to the item's label.According to The DG HW guidance poster,flammable items are to be placed in the Flammable HW tote. -Three boxes of DG Health Coated Nicotine Gum.According to the DG HW guidance poster and Smoking Cessation guidance document, nicotine gum is to be placed in the Smoking Cessation tote. -Approximately five individually packaged Bowl Fresh (toilet) Bowl Cleaner and Air Fresheners. The DG Oxidizer HW guidance document pictured a DG Home Automatic In-Tank Toilet Bowl Cleaner,which appeared to be a similar type of item to the Bowl Fresh cleaner.Also, according to the DG Flammable HW guidance document, air fresheners are to be placed in the Flammable HW tote. -Five seemingly empty containers of liquid laundry detergent,four of which had broken caps. There was no spill clean-up material found to account for the liquid missing from the five containers, and Julie Sullivan, Store Manager, did not know what happened to the missing liquid. Page 3 of 4