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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.slaov.org/ehd Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report Facility Name: Facility Address: Date: 99 Cents Only Stores#177 1120 E Hammer Ln, Stockton February 07, 2019 SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS (CLASS I,CLASS II,or MINOR-Notice to Comply) Item# Remarks 106 CCR 66262.34(d)(2) Failed to train employees on waste handling and emergency procedures. Rabia Mahmood,the store manager, provided a record of 2019 employee hazardous waste management (computer-based)training for the following employees:Victoria Antonio,Jose Castro,Albany Ham, Muhammad Khan, Blia Lee, Rabia Mahmood, Soriya Muth, Katrina Sanchez, Mai See Yang, and Igra Zahid (see photo IMG 4233). Rabia also stated that not all of the remaining store employees have completed the new 2019 employee hazardous waste training. 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. The following observations were made at the time of inspection: -All of the HW totes containing waste and labeled as HW in the HW storage area(IMG 4130)did not have the name of the generator on the label, nor were the contents of each tote marked on the labels, although the labels state"Contents: (Check appropriate boxes below)"and then have a checklist of items.The HW totes that did not have the name of the generator, nor the contents marked on the labels were the following: -A HW Oxidizers tote with accumulation start date 1/8/19(IMG 4132). -A HW Oxidizers tote with accumulation start date 1/8/18(IMG 4135). -A HW Corrosive Bases tote with accumulation start date 10/10/18 (IMG 4165). -A HW Aerosols, Flammables and Combustibles(Flammables)tote with accumulation start date 10/10/18(IMG 4193). -A HW Corrosive Acidic tote lacking an accumulation start date (IMG 4197). Rabia confirmed that the items in this tote have not been stored on site as hazardous waste for over 180 days, per manifest 012120116FLE(dated 10/4/18)(IMG 4234),which included corrosive acidic liquids for disposal. -A HW Flammables tote with accumulation start date 11/14/18, lacked the generator's address, and contained several items including a box of Breezy dryer sheets and a box of Suavitel dryer sheets (IMG 4212-4214). -The following item was found in the HW Oxidizers tote with accumulation start date 1/8/19(IMG 4132): -A container of LA's Totally Awesome drain opener with absorbent.The first ingredient in the drain opener is sodium hydroxide,which according to the 99 Cents Only Stores Hazardous Waste poster(The HW Poster)posted above the HW storage area, is an ingredient that is classified as a Corrosive Base (IMG 4215). -The following items were found in the HW Oxidizers tote with accumulation start date 1/8/18(IMG 4135): -An aerosol can of Professional Sebastian Color Ignite Single Tone labeled as flammable was bagged with Colgate Triple Action toothpaste, a container of hydrogen peroxide(an oxidizer according to The HW Poster), and two liquid air fresheners(IMG 4136-4138). However,The 99 Cents Only Stores Rules For Accumulating Hazardous Waste poster(The Accumulation Poster), posted above the HW storage area, states"One Waste-One Bag," indicating only one type/item of waste should be placed in a single bag (IMG 4216). Rabia Mahmood,the store manager, placed the aerosol can in a HW Flammables tote at the time of inspection.When asked why the toothpaste and the air fresheners were placed in the Oxidizers tote, Rabia did not know.According to the 99 Cents Only Stores Hazardous Waste Management CA 2019 employee training material, toothpaste is classified as a toxic waste, and to be placed in the HW Corrosive Bases tote. -A leaking container of Ensueno Original Spring Fresh Fabric Softener bagged without absorbent(IMG 4145), although according to The Accumulation Poster"Rule#2"states"No Free Liquids"and indicates absorbent should be placed in the bag with the leaking item. -The following items were found in a tote labeled Universal Waste with accumulation start date of 10/10/18(IMG 4147): FA0001200 PR0538451 SCO01 02/07/2019 EHD 22-01 Rev.09/22/16 Page 4 of 8 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator OIR