OSHA Inspection: SODEXHO MARRIOT FOOD SERVICE

Issued

Jan 9, 1991

Abate by

Feb 11, 1991

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $560

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which
were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were
exposed to:
(a) Health care workers, registered nurses, nursing aides and house-
keeping workers were exposed to the hazard of being infected by HBV
and/or HIV through possible direct contact with blood or other body
fluids.  Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing this
hazard, among others, are:  (1) Offer exposed employees Hepatitis B
vaccinations free of charge in amounts and at times prescribed by
standard medical practices; (2) Include in the written infection
control program and in the employee training the follow-up procedures
after possible exposure to HIV or HBV.  This may involve procedures
for HIV and HBV testing of the source patient, HIV testing and
retesting of the health care worker, and a review of the health care
worker immunization status for HBV;
(b) In addition to providing punture resistant needle disposal
containers and training nurses not to recap needles, it is expected
that surveillance of the workplace will occur to ensure that used
needles are not recapped by nurses and if such instances do happen
that corrective action including retraining and discipline be utilized
effectively.