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Bostwick Laboratories Inc. of Tempe to Pay $129, 900 Civil Penalty to Resolve Hazardous Waste Violations in Maricopa County

PHOENIX AZ (7/8/2011) – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced today that Bostwick Laboratories Inc. of Tempe has agreed to pay a $129,900 civil penalty under a consent judgment for hazardous waste violations.

The company, located at 1700 Desert Dr. in Tempe, provides laboratory services specializing in the monitoring and diagnosis of cancer.

During an inspection of the facility in February 2010 by ADEQ’s hazardous waste inspection and compliance unit, it was found that the company did not put decontamination equipment in one storage area and also had not made local police and fire authorities and area hospitals familiar with its emergency procedures.

The company also had incomplete inspection logs, did not have contingency emergency plans or an emergency coordinator, lacked training records for hazardous waste storage personnel, did not mark “Hazardous Waste” on five-gallon containers and shipped hazardous waste without obtaining the required ID number from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In addition, a records review determined that Bostwick Laboratories did not register with ADEQ, pay annual registration or hazardous waste generation fees or submit annual reports since beginning operations in 2006.

“This lack of management of hazardous waste put employees and the community at risk. Agreeing to pay this sizeable penalty is an acknowledgement of the severity of the situation,” ADEQ Director Henry Darwin said.

"Any company handling hazardous waste needs to rigorously comply with state standards to protect the health of our citizens and our environment," Attorney General Tom Horne said.
 






























1. Had incomplete inspection logs
2. Did not have contingency emergency plans or an emergency coordinator
3. Lacked training records for employees handling hazardous waste
4. Did not put decontamination equipment in one storage area
5. Had not made local police and fire authorities and area hospitals familiar with its emergency procedures.
6. The company also hazardous waste storage personnel
7. Did not mark “Hazardous Waste” on five-gallon containers
8. Shipped hazardous waste without obtaining the required ID number from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
9. Did not register with ADEQ
10. Did not pay annual registration fees since 2006
11. Did not pay hazardous waste generation fees since 2006
12. Did not submit annual reports since beginning operations in 2006.

“This lack of management of hazardous waste put employees and the community at risk. Agreeing to pay this sizeable penalty is an acknowledgement of the severity of the situation,” ADEQ Director Henry Darwin said.

A dozen separate VIOLATIONS, including not paying fees nor filing reports since 2006??? And the best answer you can give us is "Old News"??? O. M. G. !!! You carelessly put the community and your own employees at grave risk. But that's "Old News" now isn't it.

You are in the lab biz and you don't even know enough to submit annual reports? Is this why Tennessee closed? Is this why Richmond closed? How many OTHER labs did this happen in? Who is responsible for this? The COO perhaps? Nah, that's a Bostwick family member, can't hold him responsible.

Old News my ass. More like "Standard Operating Procedure". Here's hoping you come up with something far better than "Old News".
 


















Anonymous said:
Sounds like an Operations issue again......lmao.. GO JOE GO!!!!
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The only reason ADEQ didn't shut down the lab is because it's already shut down. Company is lucky they weren't found criminally liable. Not filing since the lab opened is beyond comprehension and is WILLFULL MISCONDUCT at best. This goes way beyond GROSS NEGLIGENCE and borders on criminality and perhaps fraud.
 






Oh please you are such an idiot--the only reason why they fined them is because the economy is so bad ---- why do you continue to bash Bostwick like you do.....just curious do you still continue to work here--if so why do you crush the hand that feeds you. I bet you are a low level employee with no degree and think you can run this operation. Grow up get an education and give yourself the opportunity to succeed as well as participate in a company.
 






Anonymous said:
Oh please you are such an idiot--the only reason why they fined them is because the economy is so bad ---- why do you continue to bash Bostwick like you do.....just curious do you still continue to work here--if so why do you crush the hand that feeds you. I bet you are a low level employee with no degree and think you can run this operation. Grow up get an education and give yourself the opportunity to succeed as well as participate in a company.
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HAHAHAHA, the economy excuse. Same old lame excuses. What a pathetic company defended by a pathetic asskisser.
 






Anonymous said:
Oh please you are such an idiot--the only reason why they fined them is because the economy is so bad ---- why do you continue to bash Bostwick like you do.....just curious do you still continue to work here--if so why do you crush the hand that feeds you. I bet you are a low level employee with no degree and think you can run this operation. Grow up get an education and give yourself the opportunity to succeed as well as participate in a company.
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With this company, it doesn't matter if you have a degree or not. DGB has appointed GED educated people who know nothing, into management positions and laid off people with bachelor's and master's degrees that knew more in regards to how their department functioned. Do you need initials of those employees for proof? If it weren't for the employees DGB wouldn't be able to eat.
 












What's really troubling is that the previous poster (4 posts ago) feels that one shouldn't crush the hand that feeds you even if that hand is breaking the law. There are lots of people sitting in jail right now because of that type of loyalist thinking. The sad thing is I could understand if you were a major stock holder...but you aren't. You are probably just hungry to get to the next level and you think if you take care of the company, the company will take care of you. Keep living youngster.

Here is something for you to chew on..which is more important? Ethics or Education?
 






Anonymous said:
Yawn!!!not a good thing, but most labs have or will be fined, nature of the business.
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Most labs don't put the general public nor their employees at risk for such violations. Most labs don't suffer from having the ADEQ or similar organizations issue PRESS RELEASES STATING THE VIOLATIONS. Most labs do not WILLFULLY IGNORE common lab rules.

Your sophomoric effort to cast this away as run-of-the-mill event is weak. Just because this company CONDUCTS GROSS MISCONDUCT resulting heavy fines doesn't mean "most labs" do the same. Stop dragging down the good reputations of others whilst you muck around with seedy operating practices.
 






You are a complete moron--individuals who have poor judgement or who willfully do wrong should be prosecuted--however, individuals are not a company. Education is very important as is ethics and yes those abuses are published all the time. Ask Ethicon about that or any major medical company. Its obvious you are new to the medical industry--why don't you just leave Bostwick if it is that bad---or why not use Bostwick to get your education and move on to something you think you are worthy of.
 






Anonymous said:
You are a complete moron--individuals who have poor judgement or who willfully do wrong should be prosecuted--however, individuals are not a company. Education is very important as is ethics and yes those abuses are published all the time. Ask Ethicon about that or any major medical company. Its obvious you are new to the medical industry--why don't you just leave Bostwick if it is that bad---or why not use Bostwick to get your education and move on to something you think you are worthy of.
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Your sophomoric effort to cast this away as run-of-the-mill event is weak. Just because this company CONDUCTS GROSS MISCONDUCT resulting heavy fines doesn't mean "most labs" do the same. Stop dragging down the good reputations of others whilst you muck around with seedy operating practices.
 






Anonymous said:
Most labs don't put the general public nor their employees at risk for such violations. Most labs don't suffer from having the ADEQ or similar organizations issue PRESS RELEASES STATING THE VIOLATIONS. Most labs do not WILLFULLY IGNORE common lab rules.

Your sophomoric effort to cast this away as run-of-the-mill event is weak. Just because this company CONDUCTS GROSS MISCONDUCT resulting heavy fines doesn't mean "most labs" do the same. Stop dragging down the good reputations of others whilst you muck around with seedy operating practices.
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It is ADEQ policy to issues release llike this on everything.
 






Anonymous said:
1. Had incomplete inspection logs
2. Did not have contingency emergency plans or an emergency coordinator
3. Lacked training records for employees handling hazardous waste
4. Did not put decontamination equipment in one storage area
5. Had not made local police and fire authorities and area hospitals familiar with its emergency procedures.
6. The company also hazardous waste storage personnel
7. Did not mark “Hazardous Waste” on five-gallon containers
8. Shipped hazardous waste without obtaining the required ID number from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
9. Did not register with ADEQ
10. Did not pay annual registration fees since 2006
11. Did not pay hazardous waste generation fees since 2006
12. Did not submit annual reports since beginning operations in 2006.

“This lack of management of hazardous waste put employees and the community at risk. Agreeing to pay this sizeable penalty is an acknowledgement of the severity of the situation,” ADEQ Director Henry Darwin said.

A dozen separate VIOLATIONS, including not paying fees nor filing reports since 2006??? And the best answer you can give us is "Old News"??? O. M. G. !!! You carelessly put the community and your own employees at grave risk. But that's "Old News" now isn't it.

You are in the lab biz and you don't even know enough to submit annual reports? Is this why Tennessee closed? Is this why Richmond closed? How many OTHER labs did this happen in? Who is responsible for this? The COO perhaps? Nah, that's a Bostwick family member, can't hold him responsible.

Old News my ass. More like "Standard Operating Procedure". Here's hoping you come up with something far better than "Old News".
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13 violations. learn how to count. lol
 






Oh Please --- whoever was responsible for this in AZ dropped the boat--do you know how many companies this happens to. Call a hospital lab and I bet you would be surprised the infractions that they face during an inspection. Grow up and let go of your anger.
 






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