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<br />RCRA Large Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report
<br />Facility Name:
<br />Facility Address:
<br />Date:
<br />Banfield Pet Hospital #1188
<br />10520 Trinity Pkwy, Stockton
<br />November 20, 2019
<br />SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS
<br />(CLASS I, CLASS II, or MINOR - Notice to Comply)
<br />Item #
<br />Remarks
<br />605
<br />CCR 66262.34(f) Failed to completely label containers or portable tanks of hazardous waste.
<br />OBSERVATION: Hazardous waste containers were observed on-site with incomplete labeling. The containers
<br />were:
<br />1. A black container, about half filled with what appeared to be liquid pharmaceutical bottles and vaccine vials, was
<br />observed, on the floor next to a sink, with a blank Hazardous Waste label on top of the container lid and not affixed
<br />to the container (see photos IMG 9521-23). According to Denise Farias, Shift Leader, the waste in this container is
<br />picked up by the hazardous waste hauler, Stericycle. According to the Banfield Pet Hospital Waste Management
<br />Plan, expired non -controlled pharmaceuticals & empty liquid pharmaceutical containers, including vaccine vials,
<br />are to be placed in one container and managed as hazardous waste (IMG 9548, 9551-6, 9567-9). The container
<br />was not labeled with the following information: the words "Hazardous Waste", name and address of generator,
<br />hazardous properties, physical state, composition (contents), and accumulation start date.
<br />2. A white container, storing at least two plastic bags of used absorbent, was observed on a counter near the sink
<br />(IMG 9524-5). According to Denise and the Waste Management Plan, waste propofol and expired or waste liquid
<br />pharmaceuticals are poured into a plastic bag containing absorbent, to allow the liquid to absorb into the
<br />absorbent, which is then placed into the white container to be picked up by Stericycle (IMG 9570). The container
<br />was not labeled with the following information: the words "Hazardous Waste", name and address of generator,
<br />hazardous properties, physical state, composition (contents), and accumulation start date.
<br />3. A white container, labeled as and storing Hazardous Waste Formalin with Tissue (F -T), was observed in a
<br />cabinet underneath the sink (IMG 9526-9). The container was not labeled with the following information: the name
<br />and address of generator, and accumulation start date.
<br />4. A white container, storing waste gram stain, which according to Denise is also picked up by Stericycle, was
<br />observed in a cabinet underneath the sink (IMG 9530). The container was not labeled with the following
<br />information: the words "Hazardous Waste', name and address of generator, hazardous properties, physical state,
<br />composition (contents), and accumulation start date.
<br />5. A cardboard box, marked with the words "Expired Drugs," and storing expired pharmaceuticals, according to
<br />Denise, was observed near the facility entrance door, on a high shelf, and directly on top of the white container
<br />labeled as Hazardous Waste Expired Rx Waste. Denise retrieved the cardboard box from the shelf for further
<br />observation (IMG 9531). According to the Waste Management Plan, expired non -controlled pharmaceuticals, and
<br />hazardous expired controlled pharmaceuticals (included on the list in Appendix A), are to be managed as
<br />hazardous waste (IMG 9567-70). The box was not labeled with the following information: the words "Hazardous
<br />Waste", name and address of generator, hazardous properties, physical state, composition (contents), and
<br />accumulation start date.
<br />6. A white container, labeled as Hazardous Waste Expired Rx Waste (EXP Rx) and storing a plastic bag of loose
<br />pills, was observed near the facility entrance door, on a high shelf, and directly beneath a cardboard box of expired
<br />drugs. Denise retrieved the white container from the shelf for further observation (IMG 9532-5). The white container
<br />was not labeled with the following information: the name of the generator, hazardous properties, physical state,
<br />composition (contents), and an accurate accumulation start date.
<br />REGULATION GUIDANCE: All hazardous waste containers shall be marked with the following information: the
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