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Home My WebLink About20101878.tiff .. CO]RJRIESPONIDENC RESPONSE DEPARTMENT OF U 4- C1 — ,,, ,7s PO * * * PLEASE RESPOND WITHIN THREE DAYS.* * * IF RESPONSE WILL BE DELAYED, PLEASE NOTIFY "CTB GROUP" BY E-MAIL RECOMMENDED}� OF EXPECTED DATE FOR RESPONSE. R LdCOMM END D ACTION: Narrative: Le l-kt c�..�-ec� J-'4 2a ) 2°' A Wetted ME?HOD OF RESPONSE: Board Action _ Work Session Letter (Attached) Telephone Call No Response (explain) f b iA0t- epaent Head Signature BOARD ACTION: (INITIAL BY SC WO BK DL DR APPROVAL) AGREE WITH RECOMMENDATION- SC A J WORK SESSION - - tc ---'1 . - - , 2"'/D a�r/0~4275' 4 . 4 DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS PHONE: (970) 304-6531 FA X: (970) 304-6532 WEBSITE: www.co.weld.co.us ' 1105 H STREET CP.O. BOX 758 O GREELEY, COLORADO 80632 COLORADO June 22, 2010 Subject: CTSI Inspection of Household Hazardous Waste (Greeley Facility) Below are the Areas of Concern which were identified during a risk assessment conducted by County Technical Services, Inc(CTSI). Under each one is the identified response from a Buildings and Grounds perspective: AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-1: Replace the explosively meter used in the bulk flammable room. It will not recalibrate with any reliability. RESPONSE: This is a HHW responsibility AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-2:Tag and sign the sprinkler valves each year when the fire extinguisher are checked;tagged, and signed. RESPONSE: Documentation was complete and correct at time of inspection. Location was unknown to person escorting inspector. AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-3: Keep separate training documentation for each piece of equipment and the various attachments for any additional employees. The explosive, flammable, acid or caustic burn potential from mishandled hazardous materials requires in-depth training on all moving and lifting devices. RESPONSE: This is a HHW responsibility AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-4: Install casual bump protection for the main gas meter and the emergency generator on the south side of the building. RESPONSE: Parts are on order and will be installed after they arrive. AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-5: Provide dust free, easily accessible storage for each face mask. RESPONSE: This is a HHW responsibility AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-6: As budgetary considerations allow a full fence should be installed around the entire south side receiving area. Take care to keep the fence eight feet or more from the concrete to allow room for truck and trailer maneuverability. RESPONSE: Fully fencing this area isn't practical. Moveable construction type fence is being evaluated for installation. However, a fence will not correct the root cause which is large quantities of hazardous materials being stored outside. I believe this lends this area to fall into a different waste management category which will require fire department and hazardous material storage requirements. Recommend evaluating quicker pickup/processing of dropped off goods to eliminate a re-designation or spill containment type construction. AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-7: Replace current scale with a type that sits in the floor or requires the slightest angle ramp to put goods on and off it. The current arrangement(too steep an angle in only a three foot distance) holds increase potential accident probability. RESPONSE: HHW has opted to pursue a low profile scale (which meets the intent)versus a facility modification. AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-8: Replace the CGFI electrical receptacle in the bulk flammable room on the east wall that did not work on the day of my visit. RESPONSE: Completed. AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-9: Post a sign on the wall behind the "lamp crusher" that states"wear your safety glasses"to operate the crusher. RESPONSE: HHW is making sign AREA OF CONCERN: 10-4-10: Run the eye washes and showers once a week and sign off on a tag at each one. Please see the attached shower maintenance article. RESPONSE: This is a HHW responsibility Sincerely, Toby Taylor Building Maintenance Coordinator CORRESPONDENCE RESPONSE DEPARTMENT OF iki2 4, ?tItt O✓'In{kviA lkodith * * * PLEASE RESPOND WITHIN THREE DAYS.* * * IF RESPONSE WILL BE DELAYED, PLEASE NOTIFY "CTB GROUP" BY E-MAIL OF EXPECTED DATE FOR RESPONSE. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Narrative: •L 1 i 'l l"t(,)-6}42 Cu'irnv'r vti^{k A--}'�-U(l0 /� �t '�� t ,�Yv �v`1 K' k M (U\ct ; "tce)-- / Q)-14) t�by Q ' c-hTtil ' f 'i ll (,,1J-ui vi-Yoviry. u" - kik S WritAO "w 1/40- METHOD co- Board Action • °/TV - Work Session - Letter (Attached) r( Telephone Call At ( y"No Response (explain) D part n ent HeadarSignature BOARD ACTION: (INITIAL BY SC WG(BK DL D APPROVAL) AGREE WITH RECOMMENDATION- VI ). ✓ 2 WORK SESSION- )MP2 2010-1878 Michelle Raimer From: Cherylyn Darnell Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:09 PM To: Michelle Raimer Cc: Max Marker; Shana Fassman; Dan Parkos; Kristeen Bevel Subject: RE: Audit Recommendations Yes we have been working on the list as follows: 10-4-1Max is looking up meters and comparing costs. Will order once we decide which one we want. 10-4-2These were actually tagged when the inspection occurred but we didn't know where to look. They were tested last week for their annual test and tagged by buildings and grounds. DONE 10-4-3We have not yet addressed this item. We have done this for our new employee but do not have documented training records for the rest of the staff. We will sign off training documents for all staff. 10-4-4I put in a request with B&G a few weeks ago for a estimate but have not heard back as of yet. 10-4-5This was discussed at last week' s HHW staff meeting and they will put the respirators into plastic tubs and store them in the PPE cage. As of last Saturday this has not yet been done but will be taken care of ASAP. We already have the tubs. 10-4-6I put in a request with B&G a few weeks ago for a estimate but have not heard back as of yet. 10-4-7Max is looking up scales and comparing costs. We will order once we decide which one we want. We hope to get one with an inch or so rise instead of having to knock out cement and put it in the floor. This would make it moveable if needed, more affordable, and still address the safety issue of too steep of angle ramp. 10-4-8This was completed by B&G. DONE 10-4-9Kristeen is making a sign which will be laminated and placed on the wall by the bulb crusher. Should be completed by the end of this week. 10-4-10 We have not addressed this item yet. We need to assign this task and get some type of documentation in place to facilitate this testing. Original Message From: Michelle Raimer Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 11:17 AM To: Cherylyn Darnell; Max Marker; Shana Fassman Subject: FW: Audit Recommendations Have you guys had a chance to review the attached recommendations? Can you let me know what you've done, or what you will be doing toward accomplishing these recommendations? Thanks! Michelle From: Michelle Raimer Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 3:44 PM To: Cherylyn Darnell; Max Marker; Shana Fassman Subject: Audit Recommendations Attached are the recommendations that Ted has followed-up the HHW building audit with. Please review and respond with the status of the recommendations indicating if/when they'll be accomplished...thanks guys! Michelle Raimer Weld County Human Resources P 0 Box 758 Greeley CO 80632 Office: 970-336-7220 x4233 Cell: 970-302-2423 Fax: 970-352-9019 2 ,r • ( L ■ 54 Protection UPDATE SUMMER nos 1)-a I N \ - f '- weekly activation requirement established y„ h t r i' in the ANSI Z358.1-200 standard for %i Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment. r' i But, what all should be looked at and what's :I1 1 the difference between the weekly test and • 1 the more detailed annual inspection? Yep, Water's <; ANSI Z358.1 (section 4.6.2 and others) F, r i4° specifies that emergency showers, � . Corning Out: , _ eyewashes and combination units "shall be Staying on To of activated weekly for a period long enough p S; to verify operation and ensure that flushing { 1 y » < es tF' fluid is available." This requirement is E F ash, Shower designed to assure that we have verified the t tf sr s operational condition of the equipment. '1" t t � #ena nce ', t Additional notes in the standard clarify its t"` 1_0,1;2;N: r intention to be "to ensure that there is a e y r - flushing fluid supply at the head of the a R : device and to clear the supply line of any ". �- sediment build-up that could prevent fluid "` , tc Cririii 4t from being delivered to the head of the device and to minimize microbial contami- ipi", v .,po,." nation due to sitting water." So, the somewhat mechanical function p n z 4d y 1 r ''-- , . of activating drench showers and ,'T s �. ( eyewashes weekly has a factual reason to x - be done; a more or less intuitive reason. - V ispisar,. But, what about the other aspects of emer- f `s gency equipment design, installation and ?.f5tyy operation that can deteriorate or change 666y • over time? How about things like the regui- 5 site 10 second, unimpeded access to emer- gency y " « ,: showers and/or eyewashes? Is it possible that uninformed employees might � t 'p - have inadvertently placed obstacles in the q r �@ ° ' 'uffi 'c+X e, Haws Corporation path to showers and eyewashes? You bet! r"'2tP 'y gf- It's also possible that the condition of the a " 1t!}'i , r k,,,,, ,II, . ' hat keeps you up at night? For spray heads can be altered by mineral t i- iz+ ' -" "ts;, ' ..'1 many industrial managers it's build-up around the small holes that are a t'Ott ,� a; the possibility of having one of designed to diffuse the spray pattern, or by ?. ^"' their employees injured on the job. Could some other subtly occurring change. So, �.y. � ti �, Sm` f =1t 'F"' het there be anything worse? The answer is "yes," taking one's time and considering every- r = 2_ r`" a`:.u,a; there sure could bel How about having an •thing in the environment should also be l 1' injured worker make a beeline to the near- part of the weekly review. The weekly acti- 'i est emergency shower or eyewash and have vation and checks should be done using a it be inoperative or have it spray out rusty checklist that assures that all required ele- li water. It also wouldn't be Christmas morn- ments are reviewed. 1! ing to have your friendly U.S. Occupational ANSI Z358.1 also specifies that a more Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) detailed evaluation of emergency equip- : !!; representative visit and find those or a host ment facilities must be done annually. This of other conditions much more thorough evaluation includes Avoiding such problems and many oil - areas such as individual shower/eyewash It ers is one of the reasons that there is the and total system overall operation, possible Protection UPDATE SUMMER 2005 55 I impacts of multiple simultaneous use of shower and/or eyewash equipment, physi- cal _ e it cc �:: '-I' <. , installation of equipment, accessibility w ,•�, �ll versus the standard minimums, establishing , . - , --,- whether specific pieces of equipment are obsolete versus current standard require- r- „ Cr _ ' ments, and overall owner/management - - compliance to the standard controls assure that the actual operation of It's always a good idea to have the annual the equipment will be conducive to victims _ inspection done by an outside party who is using the equipment for the full 15-minute knowledgeable on the specifics of the stan- drench or irrigation protocol and receiving 4' dard and how it applies to various industrial the maximum benefit. Integral flow controls operations. That objective third party should assure that the pressure and spray pattern have a strong knowledge of the current are consistent throughout the use cycle. state-of-the-art with respect to emergency Without flow controls, fluctuations in line equipment design. Emergency equipment pressure can cause surges and starvation, manufacturers are uniquely qualified to which can minimize diffused flow patterns, provide this service to their customers. as well as victim comfort levels. During the annual safety survey, specific Flooring and Drains — Finally, a third- a facility drench shower and eyewash product party survey will consider collateral situo- capability and owner/management respon- tions, such as the effects of shower/eye- sibilities are reviewed versus standard wash use on the surrounding areas. A requirements. A quality survey also includes drench shower will use about 300 gallons a pragmatic assessment of the equipment of water during a compliant use cycle. used from a "real world" use perspective. Accommodations should be considered, :I, That is, beyond the letter of the law as even though not required, for disposing of established by ANSI, certain specific copra- or dealing with that much water. Drains bilities should be considered. Some exam- should be available to handle the waste- pies might include: water produced during a use cycle and Actuation - Stems in the actuator ball non-slip (matting or applied) surfaces valves of showers and eyewashes should should be incorporated into the overall be constructed of highly durable material design. Consideration also should be given (such as stainless steel, although the stan- as n whether the wastewater from shower dard does not require this) to mitigate the or eyewash con be disposed of safely in possibility of sheering off the stem when a that manner. panicked employee hits the actuator harder At first glance, the weekly and annual ';.. than might otherwise be anticipated. inspection provisions of Z358.1 might seem Likewise, pull handles should be easy to like mechanical exercises with little benefit see and grasp. Their design is critical, to the company or its employees. But the when viewed from the perspective of an truth is that the testing and evaluations ABOUT THE AUTHOR injured employee, who is panicked and assure that the equipment is ready for use , Casey Hayes is the engineer- might have partially impaired vision. at any time and that it is up to date with not I ing manager at Haws Interestingly, we still see pull-chain-type only the pure requirements of the standard, Corporation, Sparks, Nev.SEA member Haws designs, l, t.7 equipment in use today. The challenge of but the most current best engineering and manufactures and distributes 3 having an injured worker attempt to grab a designs available. Seeking the assistance of emergency equipment and swinging chain following an accident is dif- a third party to help with the evaluation drinking fountains that are ficult, at best. Recognizing that these types makes sense, because it allows you to tap highly ranked for quality by of situations still exist in well-run facilities the knowledge base of emergency equip- specifiers in both product today is one of the largest benefits of an ment design and manufacturing profes- categories. Reach Hays at annual survey performed by a third party. sionals who are in the best position to offer 775-353-8320 or Integral flow controls — While once sound advice. And then you con get a good caseyhayes@hawsco.com; I, visit www.hawsco.com. 'I again not a standard requirement, flow night's sleep! lk{ ,..., Serving Colorado's Counties April 29, 2010 Pichelle Rainier W_id County PO Box 758 C scley, CO 80631 L':ar Michelle: C., '_5ehalf of County Technical Services, Inc. (CTSI), acting as agent to and on behalf of the County ;risers' Compensation Pool (CWCP) and/or Colorado Counties Casualty and Property Pool (CAPP), dank you for the opportunity to audit your facilities on 4/26/2010. These inspections are expressly undertaken for the purposes of the Pools, to underwrite risks, determine whether to provide or continue coverage, and control losses to the Pools. They do not replace your own loss prevention or inspection efforts nor do we assume any duty you may have to provide safe facilities, equipment,machinery or operational procedures for your employees or the public. Enclosed, please find recommendations from my inspection for the locations listed. Reference information that may be attached is to aid you with our recommendations. This report is limited to the conditions actually observed at the location(s) inspected and information provided by your personnel at the time of the inspection. The recommendations attached are meant to be applied not only at the location(s) specified, but also at any other locations within your county that you identify as having similar conditions or circumstances. Please respond in writing to the CTSI Loss Prevention Department within 60 days as to the status of each of the recommendations presented as part of this evaluation. We do not represent that all unsafe conditions at the location(s) have been identified,nor that compliance with our recommendations will result in full compliance with applicable laws; however, it is imperative that action be taken to eliminate any identified risk or exposure, wherever possible, to minimize losses incurred by the Pools and their members. Your cooperation and commitment in this and other membership concerns are recognized and greatly appreciated. Sincerely, <J Ted Lindtveit Loss Prevention Team Leader C: Chairman, Board of County Commissioners t_4 w� to, ( County Technical Services, Inc. jO lO o l V�' Administration&Loss Prevention 800 Grant Street• Suite 400 Claims(CAPP&CWCP) Phone:303.861.0507 Denver, Colorado • 80203 Phone:303.861.0507 l-800.544.7868 Fax:303.861.2832 email: ctsi(ahctsi.org Fax:303.861.1022 Weld County RECOMMENDATIONS Household Hazardous Waste Building 10-4-1 Replace the explosivity meter used in the bulk flammable room. It will not recalibrate with any reliability. 10-4-2 Tag and sign the sprinkler valves each year when the fire extinguishers are checked, tagged and signed. 10-4-3 Keep separate training documentation for each piece of equipment and the various attachments for any additional employees. The explosive, flammable, acid or caustic burn potential from mishandled hazardous materials requires in-depth training on all moving and lifting devices. 10-4-4 Install casual bump protection for the main gas meter and the emergency generator on the south side of the building. 10-4-5 Provide dust free, easily accessible storage for each face mask. 10-4-6 As budgetary considerations allow a full fence should be installed around the entire south side receiving area. Take care to keep the fence eight feet or more from the edge of the concrete to allow room for truck and trailer maneuverability. 10-4-7 Replace the current scale with a type that sits in the floor or requires the slightest angle ramp to put goods on and off it. The current arrangement (too steep an angle in only a three foot distance) holds increased potential accident probability. 10-4-8 Replace the CGFI electrical receptacle in the bulk flammable room on the east wall that did not work on the day of my visit. 10-4-9 Post a sign on the wall behind the `'lamp crusher" that states "wear your glasses" to operate the crusher. 10-4-10 Run the eye washes and showers once a week and sign off on a tag at each one. Please see the attached shower maintenance article. Hello