3617_INSP_20180821

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Gaston
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 36-17
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 8-21-18 Date of Last Inspection: 9-25-17

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. (Owner & Operator)
1851 Chespark Drive
Gastonia, NC 28053

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.28167 W: 81.18224

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Daniel Weaver, Plant Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Daniel Weaver, Plant Manager – Daniels Sharpsmart
Monica Cunningham, Plant Administrative Assistant – Daniels Sharpsmart
Kim Sue, NCDEQ – Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current – Approved August 15, 2017 (DIN 731240) expires August 30, 2021.
Operations Plan – Approved August 30, 2016 (DIN 2667)

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

The item(s) listed above were observed by Section staff and require action on behalf of the facility in order to come into or maintain compliance
with the Statutes, Rules, and/or other regulatory requirements applicable to this facility. Be advised that pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-22, an
administrative penalty of up to $15,000 per day may be assessed for each violation of the Solid Waste Laws, Regulations, Conditions of a Permit,
or Order under Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the N.C. General Statutes. Further, the facility and/or all responsible parties may also be subject to
enforcement actions including penalties, injunction from operation of a solid waste management facility or a solid waste collection service and any
such further relief as may be necessary to achieve compliance with the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Act and Rules.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is secured by an automatic gate at the entrance of the facility.
2. The required signage is posted at the entrance of the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
3. The facility is open from 8 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday.
4. The facility is permitted for the treatment of medical waste with steam sterilization, as well as the storage and
processing of treated and untreated medical waste.
5. The facility is permitted to use one steam sterilization (autoclave) unit.

6. The facility was clean and sanitary.
7. The operating floor, trailer storage area and unloading docks are cleaned daily.
8. Floor drains in the operational area were clean and free of debris. Floor drains are connected to City of Gastonia
sanitary sewer system.
9. No windblown liter was observed. Windblown liter is picked up daily around the compactor.
10. All trucks are equipped with spill kits.

Treatment carts ready to be loaded into autoclave.
Treatment carts being unloaded from
autoclave.
Treated medical waste ready to be loaded into
compactor.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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11. Treated medical waste is loaded into a compactor, then transported to CMS Landfill in Concord for disposal.

12. The facility owns a refrigerated trailer. Temperature of trailer is kept at 38 degrees.
13. All medical waste is processed within a week of delivery.
14. All recycled containers are washed, disinfected and inspected for damage prior to being returned to customers.
15. All treatment carts are relined after each autoclave cycle.

Records Review
16. The facility staff had the current permit and operations plan in their files.
17. Training records were reviewed.
18. Once a week the autoclave is tested to ensure the sterilization is being achieved. Spore test data records were
reviewed from August 9, 2018 to August 9, 2017.
19. Each load of waste received is tracked on a separate log sheet as well as on a “Waste Manifest” form which details
the date the waste was received, the source of the waste, the amount of waste and the type of waste received. Waste
manifest records were reviewed.
20. Reviewed equipment maintenance sheets, transportation records and truck inspection logs.
21. The facility processed 1,606,745.01 lbs. of medical waste from September 2017 through June 2018.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent to: Daniel Weaver
8-22-18
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Treated waste compactor chute. Treated waste compactor.
Digitally signed by Kim Sue
DN: cn=Kim Sue, o=Division of Solid Waste,
ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2018.08.22 16:37:00 -04'00'