OSHA Inspection: OCONOMOWOC DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING CENTER, INC.

Issued

May 13, 1992

Abate by

Dec 15, 1992

Penalty

Initial $5,600

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, child care technicians, team leaders,
child care directors, teachers, and therapists 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:  offer exposed
employees hepatitis B vaccinations free of charge in amounts, and
at times, prescribed by standard medical practice and to make
available to the health care workers testing for HIV antibodies as
soon as possible and retesting at 6 weeks, 12 weeks and 6 months after
exposure.
Oconomowoc Developmental Training Center Inc., was previously cited
for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or
its equivalent standard (5 (a)(1)) which was contained in OSHA
inspection number 102981446, citation number 1, item number 1, issued
on November 18, 1991.