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San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department 1868 East Hazelton Avenue, Stockton, California 95205-6232 Telephone: (209) 468-3420 Fax: (209) 468-3433 Web: www.sigov.org/ehd Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report Facility Name: Facility Address: 1 Date: CVS Pharmacy #9949 1201 W MAIN ST, RIPON September 18, 2018 SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS (CLASS I, CLASS II, or MINOR - Notice to Comply) Item # Remarks 605 CCR 66262.34(f) Failed to completely label containers or portable tanks of hazardous waste. The following observations were made in the store's back storage and HW areas: - A Toxic HW tote, with accumulation start date 8/16/18, lacked the physical state on the HW label (IMG 1859). Audra Nepote, Store Manager, marked the physical state at the time of inspection (IMG 1860). - A turquoise colored USB cable with UPC 84113310089, was found marked as "Defect" in an open unlabeled cardboard box, and scanned as "SBT Item Markdown Not Allowed Return To Vendor Do Not Dispose in Dumpster" (IMG 1873, 1876-1878). When asked how this item would be managed, Audra stated it would be returned to the vendor. The following observations were made in the store's pharmacy: - The pharmacy's HW tote lacked the physical state on the HW label (IMG 1883). The staff pharmacist, Aarinola Ajayi, marked the physical state at the time of inspection. - An unlabeled open blue bin contained several unidentified loose pills (IMG 1884-1886). According to Aarinola, loose pills are placed into this blue bin until they are processed and placed into the pharmacy's HW tote every Sunday. All hazardous waste containers shall be marked with the following information: - the words "Hazardous Waste" - name and address of generator - hazardous properties - physical state - composition (contents) - accumulation start date Immediately label these containers and ensure that all hazardous waste containers are marked with all the required information. This is a Class II violation. 712 CCR 66273.34 Failed to label universal waste to identify type of universal waste. The following observations were made in the store's back storage and HW areas: - A CVS Health TENS Muscle Pain Relief, containing a control unit, a CR2032 battery, and a reusable electrode pad, was found marked as "Defective" inside the Toxic HW tote with accumulation start date 8/16/18 (IMG 1867-1868, 1870), however the item scanned as Universal Waste (IMG 1869). Audra removed the item from the Toxic HW tote and placed it inside a Universal Waste tote at the time of inspection. Universal waste shall be marked with the words "Universal Waste" and the type of waste (batteries, mercury containing equipment, lamps, electronic devices, CRTs, CRT glass). Immediately label these wastes and ensure that all universal wastes are labeled with the required information. This was corrected on site. This is a Class II violation. Overall Inspection Comments: FA0005664 PR0531037 SCO01 09/18/2018 EHD 22-01 Rev. 09/22/16 Page 7 of 8 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator OIR