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12/04/2015 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Used Oil Generator - Routine; Used Oil Transporter Electrical Engineering Enterprises, Inc., (Electrical Engineering) Was Inspected To Evaluate Its Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste And Used Oil Regulations. Electrical Engineering Is A Used Oil And Used Oil Filter Transporter, A Certified Hazardous Waste Transporter, And Is Currently Notified As A Nonhandler Of Hazardous Waste. This Was Confirmed During The Inspection. The Inspectors Were Accompanied Throughout The Inspection By Wayne Ellis, President. | Electrical Engineering Primarily Performs Testing Of Electrical Equipment, Including Transformers, Circuits And Is Also An Electrical And Power Line Contractor. Most Work Is Performed In The Field, Although Some Panels Or Other Parts May Be Assembled At The Facility. No Painting Is Performed. Mr. Ellis Indicated That In The Past They Have Done Lighting Jobs That Include Replacement Of Spent Fluorescent Lamps, But Not In The Last Four Years.
The Facility Consists Of A Large, 125,000-Ft2 Building With Offices In The Front. In The Rear Of The Building Are A Warehouse, Shop And An Old Loading Dock Where Used Oil May Be Temporarily Stored. There Is Also A Small Yard For Storage. The Facility Has Been Operating At This Location Since Approximately 2012. There Are Currently Approximately Forty-Two Employees, Around Twenty Of Which Work At This Location. The Facility Is Open Five Days Per Week, From 7am Through 4:30pm, And Is On City Of Tampa Water And Sewer Systems. Forklifts Are Maintained By Briggs, And Trucks Are Maintained By Sunstate Or Ringpower.
In The Warehouse And Shop Area Behind The Offices, Parts And Equipment Are Stored, And The Facility Has An Area Set Aside For Storage Of Welding Equipment, Plus Several Work Tables Throughout. All Wirings Are Terminal Connections, And There Is No Soldering. Some Virgin Oil And Additives Are Also Stored In The Warehouse And Shop Area, And There Are Two Small Blasting Cabinets. Only One Of The Two Trinco Units Was Working. According To Mr. Ellis, The Unit, Which Contains Glass Beads, Is Used Primarily For Breaker Overhauls, And The Only Parts Blasted Are Iron, Steel, And Occasionally Copper. The Contents Of This Unit, Which Is Provided With A Collection System, Are Discarded Into The Regular Trash When Spent. The Warehouse And Shop Area Also Has A Propane Oven Which Is Used To Dry Out Transformer Cores Prior To Placing Into Service.
At The Time Of The Inspection, The Facility Had A Job Involving The Assembly Of Panel Boxes, Which Are Received Blank/Empty By The Customer And Completed Per Their Specifications. Some Solvents Are In Use For General Parts Cleaning, Including Xylene-Based Aerosol Brake Cleaner And Mineral Spirits. There Were No Solvents Observed That Would Be Listed Hazardous Waste Upon Being Spent. Any Plating And Or Metal Preparation Required By A Customer Is Performed By A Third Party Contractor, Such As Sunglo Plating Or Adtec Ii. Occasionally, Some Panels Or Cabinets May Need Minor Repairs, And Electrical Engineering Uses Fiberglass Fillers (E.G., Bondo) For This Purpose. Acetone Is Used For Cleanup As Needed On A Rag. As Discussed, Rags Used With Acetone May Be Discarded Into The Regular Trash Only If They Are Dry Upon Being Declared A Waste. Tools Used Are Disposable, And Staff Mix Only The Amount Needed For The Repair. If There Is Any Excess, It Is Allowed To Harden And Then Thrown Away.
The Facility Generates The Majority Of Its Used Oil From Off Site Repair, Removal And Maintenance Of Transformers. Sometimes, Arrangements Are Made To Have The Used Transformer Oil Picked Up Directly From The Work Site, Usually By Clean Harbors, But Other Times It Is Brought Back And Placed In A 6,000-Gallon Double-Walled Tanker Trailer Located Off Site At Stepp'S Towing. Electrical Engineering Has An Agreement With Stepp'S To Park The Tanker Trailer Because There Is Not Adequate Space Available At The Electrical Engineering Facility. There Are Tentative Plans To Constru |
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01/15/2016 |
Issue Non-Compliance Letter |
Compliance Assistance Offer Verbal for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-12/04/2015 ; Sent to EM for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-01/14/2016 ; Drafted for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-01/14/2016 ; Sent to DD/WPA for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-01/15/2016 ; Response Received for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-01/15/2016 ; Approved by EM for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-01/15/2016 ; Sent for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-01/15/2016 ; Approved by DD/WPA for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-01/15/2016 ; Compliance Assistance On-Site Visit for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-03/11/2016 ; Finished-03/23/2016 |
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01/21/2016 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-01/21/2016 |
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03/11/2016 |
Site Inspection |
Follow-Up; Used Oil-Other - Follow-Up; Used Oil Transporter Electrical Engineering Enterprises, Inc., (Electrical Engineering) Was Inspected Previously On December 4, 2015, To Evaluate Its Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste And Used Oil Regulations. This Follow Up Inspection Was Performed To Confirm That Berm Structure Added To The Loading Dock To Meet The Secondary Containment Requirements Was Sealed To The Floor And The Walls, Since This Could Not Be Determined From The Photographs Provided After The Inspection. This Was The Only Part Of The Facility Inspected During This Follow Up.
Electrical Engineering Is A Used Oil And Used Oil Filter Transporter, A Certified Hazardous Waste Transporter, And Is Currently Notified As A Nonhandler Of Hazardous Waste. This Was Confirmed During The Inspection. The Inspector Was Accompanied Throughout The Inspection By Wayne Ellis, President. | Based On The Previously Submitted Documents And The Observations Made During This Follow Up Inspection, The Facility Appears To Have Returned To Compliance. | Electrical Engineering Primarily Performs Testing Of Electrical Equipment, Including Transformers, Circuits And Is Also An Electrical And Power Line Contractor. Most Work Is Performed In The Field, Although Some Panels Or Other Parts May Be Assembled At The Facility.
During The December Inspection, There Were Several Containers Of Used Transformer Oil Stored In The Loading Dock Without Secondary Containment. After The Inspection, Photographs Were Submitted Showing That A Berm Was Installed Across The Bottom On The Inside Of The Loading Dock Bay Door, However, It Could Not Be Determined If The New Addition Was Sealed To The Floor. During This Follow Up Inspection, The Construction Material Was Observed To Be Covered With Thick High Density Polyethylene (Hdpe) Material, And It Appeared To Be Sealed To The Floor And The Walls. | Rick - I Did This As A Follow Up, But I Don'T Know If This Is How You Want It. Let Me Know, And I Can Do It Another Way. | Rick - I Did This As A Follow Up, But I Don'T Know If This Is How You Want It. Let Me Know, And I Can Do It Another Way. |
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11/26/2018 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Used Oil Transporter Electrical Engineering Enterprises, Inc. (Facility) Was Inspected On November 26, 2018 To Evaluate Its Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste And Used Oil Regulations. As Of April 2018, This Facility Is A Used Oil Transporter, And Is Currently Notified As A Nonhandler Of Hazardous Waste. This Was Confirmed During The Inspection. The Facility Process Has Not Changed; See The December 2015 And March 2016 Inspection Reports For Additional Information. The Inspectors Were Accompanied Throughout The Inspection By Wayne Ellis, President. | Electrical Engineering Enterprises, Inc. Primarily Performs Testing Of Electrical Equipment, Including Transformers, And Is Also An Electrical And Power Line Contractor. Most Work Is Performed In The Field, Although Some Panels Or Other Parts May Be Assembled At The Facility. No Painting Is Performed. The Facility Includes A Building With Offices In The Front, And The Back Part Of The Building Is An Open Shop With A Parts Warehouse And A Loading Dock Bay Within The East Side Of The Building. The Bay Is Used To Store Used Oil. There Is Also A Small Yard For Storage. Currently, There Are Approximately 50 Employees, And The Facility Is On Tampa Water And Sewer Systems. The Facility Has Been Operating At This Location Since Approximately 2012.
Occasionally, Used Oil Is Brought Back To The Facility To Be Temporarily Stored In Tote Containers Within The Loading Dock Bay; The Facility Generates The Majority Of Its Used Oil From Off Site Repair, Removal And Maintenance Of Transformers. Sometimes, Arrangements Are Made To Have The Used Transformer Oil Picked Up Directly From The Work Site, Usually By Clean Harbors, But Other Times It Is Brought Back And Placed In A 6,000-Gallon Double-Walled Tanker Trailer Located Off Site At Stepp'S Towing Because There Isn'T Adequate Space Available At The Electrical Engineering Facility. Electrical Engineering Has An Agreement With Stepp'S Towing, And Discussions During The Inspection Indicate That The Tanker Trailer Meets The Definition Of A Mobile Tank And Is Therefore Not Regulated Under The Above-Ground Storage Tank ("Ast") Systems Rule (62-762, Florida Administrative Code). The Stepp'S Facility Was Not Inspected.
The Loading Dock Is Used To Store 300 Gallon Totes Of Used Transformer Oil, Both Mineral Oil And A Vegetable Ester Based Oil, Fr3. The Totes Were Closed, But Not All Were Labeled With The Words “Used Oil.” Documentation Of Corrective Action Was Received Via Email On December 14, 2018. The Loading Dock Floor Slopes To The Rear, And There Is A Sealed Berm Across The Front To Provide Secondary Containment.
Various Parts And Equipment Are Stored Within The Shop Area Including Two Natural Gas Powered Forklifts Serviced By Briggs, As Well As Several Drums Containing Generic Trash Materials.
An Asphalt Lot, Located On The Southwest Corner Of The Property, Is Used To Stage And Disassemble Retired Light Fixtures, Which Are Acquired Through Off-Site Renovation Projects Being Performed By Eee. Eee Removes The Entire Lighting Fixture From The Renovation Job Site. The Fixtures House High Intensity Discharge (Hid) Lamps And Fluorescent Lamps, Which Are Then Dismantled, Resulting In Recycling Of The Metals, Electronics, And Spent Lamps. At The Time Of Inspection, Containers Containing Spent Mercury-Containing Bulbs Were Not Properly Closed Or Labeled. A Stencil With The Appropriate Label Was Provided To The Facility, And The Department Received Documentation Of Corrective Action Via Email On December 14, 2018 And December 20, 2018.
Eee Does Not Work On Transformers Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs) And Therefore Obtains A Sample Of Transformer Oil Before Any Work Is Performed And Has It Analyzed For Pcbs. The Only Exception Would Be For A Piece Of Equipment That Has A Current Analysis And Certification. If The Job Is For A Retrofitted Transformer (I.E., It Formerly Contained Pcb Oil), Samples Are Obtained To Ensure No Pcbs Have Leached |
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01/02/2019 |
Informal Verbal Enforcement |
Finishedfor InformalVerbalEnforcement-12/26/2018 ; Return to Compliance Letter Sent (RCL)for InformalVerbalEnforcement-12/26/2018 ; Finished-01/02/2019 |
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02/12/2021 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Non-Handler - Routine; Used Oil Transporter Electrical Engineering Enterprises, Inc. (Eee) Was Inspected On February 12, 2021 To Evaluate Its Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste And Used Oil Regulations. As Of October 2019, This Facility Is A Used Oil Transporter, And Is Currently Notified As A Non-Handler Of Hazardous Waste. The Inspector Were Accompanied Throughout The Inspection By Wayne Ellis, President. | Based On The Observations Made At The Time Of This Inspection, The Facility Was Not Operating In Compliance With State An Federal Hazardous Waste Rules* And Regulations Applicable To Used Oil Handlers.
*Please Note That Florida Adopted The Generator Improvements Rule On June 18, 2018 | Electrical Engineering Enterprises, Inc. Primarily Performs Testing Of Electrical Equipment, Including Transformers, And Is Also An Electrical And Power Line Contractor. Most Work Is Performed In The Field, Although Some Panels Or Other Parts May Be Assembled At The Facility. No Painting Is Performed. The Facility Includes A Building With Offices In The Front, And The Back Part Of The Building Is An Open Shop With A Parts Warehouse And A Loading Dock Bay Within The East Side Of The Building. The Bay Is Used To Store Used Oil. There Is Also A Small Yard For Storage. Currently, There Are Approximately 40 Employees, And The Facility Is On Tampa Water And Sewer Systems. The Facility Has Been Operating At This Location Since Approximately 2012. The Facility Process Has Not Changed; See The December 2015 And March 2016 Inspection Reports For Additional Information.
The Facility Generates The Majority Of Its Used Oil From Off Site Repair, Removal And Maintenance Of Transformers. Sometimes Arrangements Are Made To Have The Used Transformer Oil Picked Up Directly From The Work Site, Usually By Clean Harbors. Sometime The Used Transformer Oil Is Brought Back To The Facility And Stored Temporarily In Containers In The Loading Dock Bay. Other Times It Is Brought Brought Back By Facility Personnel And Transferred To To A 6,000-Gallon Double-Walled Tanker Trailer Located Off Site At Stepp'S Towing Because There Isn'T Adequate Space Available At The Electrical Engineering Facility. Electrical Engineering Has An Agreement With Stepp'S Towing, And Discussions During The Inspection Indicate That The Tanker Trailer Meets The Definition Of A Mobile Tank And Is Therefore Not Regulated Under The Above-Ground Storage Tank ("Ast") Systems Rule (62-762, Florida Administrative Code). The Stepp'S Facility Was Not Inspected.
The Loading Dock Is Used To Store 300 Gallon Totes Of Used Transformer Oil, Both Mineral Oil And A Vegetable Ester Based Oil (Fr3). At The Time Of The Inspection, The Totes Were Closed, But Not All Were Labeled With The Words “Used Oil.” Photographic Documentation Was Received Via Email On February 22, 2021 That The Totes Had Been Properly Labeled. The Loading Dock Floor Slopes To The Rear, And There Is A Sealed Berm Across The Front Which Provides Adequate Secondary Containment For The Used Oil Containers.
An Asphalt Lot, Located On The Southwest Corner Of The Property, Was Previously Used To Stage And Disassemble Retired Light Fixtures, Which Are Acquired Through Off-Site Renovation Projects Being Performed By Eee, As Referenced In The 2018 Report, An Asphalt Lot, Located On The Southwest Corner Of The Property Had Previously Been Used To Stage And Disassemble Retired Light Fixtures. At The Time Of The Inspection, This Area Was Free Of The Disassembled Light Fixtures And Other Hazardous Material, And It Is Currently Used For Yard Storage.
Eee Does Not Work On Transformers Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs) And Therefore Obtains A Sample Of Transformer Oil Before Any Work Is Performed And Has It Analyzed For Pcbs. Samples Are Collected By And Sent For Analyses By Weidmann Electric Or T & R Electric. Eee Subcontracts Tci To Handle Any Transformer Oil That Contains Pcbs Above The Regulatory Limit. Eee Only Transports Used Transformer Oil From The Job Site To |
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07/06/2021 |
Issue Non-Compliance Letter |
Finished-07/06/2021 |
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01/25/2023 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Non-Handler - Routine; Used Oil Transporter Electrical Engineering Enterprises, Inc. (Eee) Was Inspected On January 25, 2023 To Evaluate Its Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste And Used Oil Regulations. The Facility Initially Notified As A Used Oil Transporter And Non-Handler Of Hazardous Waste On May 4, 2015.The Facility Most Recently Re-Notified As A Used Oil Transporter And Non-Handler Of Hazardous Waste During Their Annual Registration Received On July 8, 2022. The Facility'S Current Used Oil/Used Oil Filter Transporter Registration Expires On June 30, 2023.The Inspectors Were Accompanied Throughout The Inspection By Nicole Ellis-Wilson, Business Client Manager. | Eee Primarily Performs Testing Of Electrical Equipment, Including Transformers, And Is Also An Electrical And Power Line Contractor. Most Work Is Performed In The Field, Although Some Panels Or Other Parts May Be Assembled At The Facility. No Painting Is Performed. The Facility Includes A Building With Offices In The Front, And The Back Part Of The Building Is An Open Shop With A Parts Warehouse And A Loading Dock Bay On The East Side Of The Building. The Bay Is Used To Store Used Oil In Containers. There Is Also A Small Yard For Storage. Currently, There Are Approximately 40 Employees, And The Facility Is On Tampa Water And Sewer Systems. The Facility Operates From 7am To 4 Pm, Monday To Friday. The Facility Has Been Operating At This Location Since Approximately 2012. The Facility Process Has Not Changed; See The December 2015 And March 2016 Inspection Reports For Additional Information.
The Facility Generates The Majority Of Its Used Oil From Off Site Repair, Removal And Maintenance Of Transformers. Sometimes Arrangements Are Made To Have The Used Transformer Oil Picked Up Directly From The Work Site, Usually By Clean Harbors. Otherwise, The Used Transformer Oil Is Brought Back To The Facility And Stored Temporarily In Containers In The Loading Dock Bay. At The Time Of The Inspection, These Containers Of Used Oil Were Properly Labeled With The Words "Used Oil" And The Containers Were Closed And In Good Condition.
Contrary To Previous Inspections, The 6,000-Gallon Double-Walled Tanker Trailer Located Off Site At Stepp'S Towing Is Currently Not Being Used By Eee. Eee Had An Agreement With Stepp'S Towing, And Discussions During The Inspection Indicated That The Tanker Trailer Meets The Definition Of A Mobile Tank And Is Therefore Not Regulated Under The Aboveground Storage Tank ("Ast") Systems Rule (62-762, Florida Administrative Code). The Stepp'S Facility Was Not Inspected.
The Loading Dock Is Used To Store 300-Gallon Totes Of Used Transformer Oil, Both Mineral Oil And A Vegetable Ester Based Oil (Fr3). At The Time Of The Inspection, The Totes Were Closed And Labeled With The Words “Used Oil.” The Loading Dock Floor Slopes To The Rear, And There Is A Sealed Berm Across The Front Which Provides Adequate Secondary Containment For The Used Oil Containers.
An Asphalt Lot, Located On The Northeast Corner Of The Property, Is Also Used To Store 300-Gallon Totes Of Used Transformer Oil, Used Mineral Oil, And Used Vegetable Ester Based Oil (Fr3). At The Time Of The Inspection, There Were Several 300-Gallon Totes That Were Not Properly Labeled With The Words "Used Oil". Facility Personnel Were Informed That When The Totes Are Used For The Collection Of Used Oil, It Is Required That They Be Labeled With The Words “Used Oil.” The Used Oil Totes Were Then Properly Labeled By Facility Staff With The Words "Used Oil" At The Time Of The Inspection. The Asphalt Lot Was Found To Not Have Adequate Secondary Containment (62-710.401(6), Florida Administrative Code) For The 300-Gallon Used Oil Totes Stored In The Area. The Facility Was Instructed To Relocate All Totes Containing Used Oil Into The Loading Dock Area, And On February 16, 2023, The Facility Provided Photo Documentation Demonstrating That All Totes Containing Used Oil Had Been Relocated To The Loading Dock.
Various Parts And Equipment Are St |
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06/01/2023 |
Informal Verbal Enforcement |
Submittal Received by Department-02/10/2023 ; Return to Compliance Letter Sent (RCL)-02/27/2023 ; Finished-06/01/2023 |
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