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The following is an itemized list of hazardous waste violations that have not been addressed for DOLLAR GENERAL#13632 as of May 29, 2020. Open violations from July 29, 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. -When asked how employee's determine which HW tote a waste item should be placed into, Oscar Arvayo, Store Manager, explained that when a waste item is scanned,the hand-held scanner will indicate which HW tote the item should be placed into. Oscar stated that if the hand-held scanner does not indicate which HW tote an item belongs in, employees refer to the Dollar General (DG)Environmental Compliance poster(Poster)and guidance documents found posted next to the HW storage area, as well as the labels on the hazardous waste totes. Oscar stated that if he is still not able to determine if a waste item is hazardous or which hazardous waste tote the waste item should be placed in, he will contact the Loss Prevention manager. Oscar was not aware of the appropriate person or phone number to call in case he or another employee had questions about an item's hazardous waste determination. (IMG 7745-6, 7748) -Oscar stated that a Hazardous Waste Storage Weekly Checklist form is completed each time he conducts the weekly hazardous waste storage inspection.At the time of inspection, only two checklist forms were found completed for July 2019,two were found completed for June 2019, none were found for May 2019, and two were found completed for April 2019. Oscar stated that he may have been off of work during the weeks that were missing a Hazardous Waste Storage Weekly Checklist, and thus the weekly inspections were not conducted. (IMG 7789-94) -Three containers of TRP Pink Eye Relief eye drops were found in an open tote labeled"Recall."A Dollar General "stop sales notification"document, also found inside the tote,was dated 7/17/2019 and stated"all inventory of the TRP Pink Eye Relief'should be placed in a zip-lock bag and in the Toxic hazardous waste tote. Oscar placed the three containers of eye relief in a bag and into the Toxic HW tote at the time of inspection. (IMG 7766-8) -Oscar provided a list of current store employees. Oscar stated that Adri Delsied is on medical leave and needs to complete the hazardous waste training, and Ruben Silva is a new employee and is going to complete the hazardous waste training shortly. The generator must ensure that all employees who handle hazardous waste are thoroughly familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures. Provide proof of re-training and training materials to the EHD for employees whose responsibilities include hazardous waste. ❑ This violation was corrected ❑This violation will be corrected by(date): ❑ Supporting documents included Describe actions taken or will be taken to correct violation: Page 2 of 4