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SAN JOAQUIN Environmental Health Department AMErIMM 11/18/2019 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report Facility Name: Facility Address: Date: PetSmart #1601 261 Spreckels Ave. Manteca November 14, 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. OBSERVATION: At the time of inspection, it could not be demonstrated (not necessarily documented) that employees who handle hazardous waste were properly trained based on the following observations: 1. When asked how the facility manages absorbent that is used to clean-up a chemical spill in the facility, Chelsea Harris, Customer Engagement Lead, stated that she did not know. According to Chelsea, facility managers/leads are given annual hazardous waste training. 2. When asked how the facility cleans up a chemical spill in the facility, Marisa Perry, Associate Lead, stated that depending on the consistency and size of the spill, the facility will sometimes add water to the spill, mop up the spill, and go over the spill area with the floor sweeper, or the facility will use paper towels to absorb the spill and place the used paper towels in a bag, along with the product container that spilled, and then into the appropriate hazardous waste tote. According to the PetSmart Retail Hazardous Products Disposal Program Training, observed in the PetSmart Hazardous Material Disposal Process Binder in the hazardous waste storage area, leaking or spilled products are to be cleaned up using an absorbent, the used absorbent and any other clean up materials used are to be placed into the re -sealable bag with the spilled product, or a separate re -sealable bag, and then placed into the correct hazardous waste tote (i.e. Acid, Alkaline, Flammable, Oxidizer or Toxic) (see photos IMG 9419, 9425, 9434, 9437). 3. The only completed PetSmart Waste Storage Area Weekly Inspection Checklist found at the time of inspection was dated 1/23/19 (IMG 9448). According to the PetSmart Retail Hazardous Products Disposal Program Training document, the Waste Storage Area Weekly Inspection Checklist must be completed once a week by the Store Manager, and must be maintained on file in the training and compliance binder in the store for 3 years (IMG 9425, 9438). 4. The PetSmart Waste Storage Area Weekly Inspection Checklist requires that the Store Manager ensure all hazardous waste containers are properly closed, the generator (store) name is filled out on the hazardous waste labels, and other hazardous waste requirements are fulfilled (IMG 9448). The following observations were made at the time of inspection: 1) A Toxic Hazardous Waste tote, containing the bagged waste listed below, was observed missing a lid latch on one side of the tote, causing the lid to not be properly closed (IMG 9384-95). - a Bayer Seresto flea medication collar - a box of Frontline Plus flea medication for dogs - an open one gallon bottle of CHI Conditioner for dogs. 2) The Toxic Hazardous Waste tote mentioned above, which was labeled with an accumulation start date of 9/1/19, was observed with incomplete labeling (IMG 9384). The Toxic Hazardous Waste label was missing the name of the generator. Chelsea wrote the name of the generator on the label at the time of inspection. 5. A 2 fl. oz. bottle of Tropiclean Fresh Breath brushing gel was found in the facility's dumpster (IMG 9409-15). Marisa stated that the brushing gel might have been missed or was thought to be trash by one of the newer employees, since toothpaste was not listed on the hazardous waste labels contents section, nor on the PetSmart Potentially Hazardous Waste Management poster (IMG 9417). Marisa removed the bottle of brushing gel from the dumpster, and placed it on the hazardous waste storage area shelf at the time of inspection. FA0018248 PR0540514 SCO01 11/14/2019 EHD 22-01 Rev. 9/20/2019 Page 6 of 11 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator OIR 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue I Stockton, California 95205 1 T 209 468-3420 1 F 209 464-0138 1 www.sjcehd.com