Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation found storage, labeling and management violations during a July inspection. They also found hazardous waste stored outside the hospital’s designated waste collection stations.
The hospital also did not have arrangements with emergency response personnel about the locations and types of hazardous materials on site, according to the news report.
A follow-up visit to the hospital in September found several continuing storage and waste management violations.
Central Vermont Medical Center, part of Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network, agreed to pay the fine and submit a plan to correct its violations and return to compliance.
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