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04/19/2011 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; CESQG (<100 kg/month) - Routine; VSQG (<100 kg/month) - Routine; Hazardous Waste Transporter B &D Biomedical Waste Services (Bd) Is A Supplier Of Medical Waste Disposal Products And Services To Medical And Dental Offices, Hospitals, And Many Other Local Medical Facilities. This Commercial Waste Treatment Facility Located In A 4,000 Square Foot Building In Okeechobee, Florida Has A Capacity To Process Up To 12 Tons Of Biomedical Waste Per Day Using Autoclave Technology. In May Of 2010, Bd Began Operating As A Hazardous Waste Transporter And A Universal Pharmaceutical Waste (Upw) Transporter. Bd Has Six Employees And Is Connected To City Water And Sewer. | Conclusion
The Facility Was Not In Compliance At The Time Of The Inspection. The Facility Was Given 14 Days To Return To Compliance.
| The Facility Itself Consists Of One Large Warehouse With A Small Office Area And One Side Room That Houses The Boiler And Generator For The Autoclave. The Company Has A Small Box Truck And A Small Van Being Used For Pickups At This Time. They Have A Third Large Box Truck Parked In The Rear Of The Facility That Has Not Yet Been Utilized.
Bd Is Not A Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility; Therefore, There Were No Onsite Hazardous Waste Management Issues To Observe. The Warehouse Area Was Full Of Large Rolling Carts Full Of Red Bag Material Staged For Autoclaving. Once A Cart Has Been Autoclaved, The Cart Is Taking Outside And The Bags Are Transferred To A 20 Yard Rolloff, On The North Side Of The Building, Which Goes To The Okeechobee Landfill.
Also, On The North Side Of The Building, Was A Concrete Pad Where The 50 Gallon Rolling Containers That Are Supplied To Bd'S Customers For Consolidating Their Red Bag Waste Are Rinsed Out Before Being Returned For Reuse. The Concrete Pad Had A Trench Around The Entire Pad Except For One Corner That Had A Gap That Allowed Rinsewater To Flow Off The Pad And Impact The Soil In That Area. On Another Corner Of The Pad, Adjacent To The Building, Was A Raised Sewer Discharge Outlet. The Inspector Requested That The Gap In The Trench Be Closed And The Rinsewater Be Directed To The Sewer System.
Record Review
All Of Bd'S Registration And Insurance Paperwork Appeared To Be In Order. The Facility Representatives Produced A Manifest From The Only Pick Up Of Hazardous Waste That Had Been Performed By The Facility. The Manifest Indicated Bd As Both The Generator And The Transporter, Which Was Not Correct. The Inspector Explained The Proper Way To Fill Out Manifests To Avoid Becoming Responsible For Another Parties Waste Generation.
| Hopefully, Another One Off The 50 Day List | Submitted For Approval By Winston, Kathy |
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