OSHA Inspection: VOCA CORPORATION

Issued

May 8, 1992

Abate by

Jun 24, 1992

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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 are fre e
from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the
hazards of bloodborne disease without adequate training:
(a)  Health care workers, such as nurses, rehabilitation specialists,
and general facility workers were exposed to the hazard of being infected
by bloodborne pathogens such as the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus through possible direct contact with blood or other
body fluids. Feasible abatement methods for reducing this hazard, among
others, are the provision of a Hepatitis B Vaccination Program, free of
charge, to all employees who are at substantial risk of directly contacting
potentially infectious body fluids.
(b)  Health care workers such as nurses, rehabilitation specialists, and
general facility workers were exposed to the hazard of being infected by
bloodborne pathogens such as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) through
possible direct contact with blood or other body fluids. Feasible and usefu l
abatement  methods for reducing this hazard, among others, are the provisio n
of a comprehensive training program covering all the matters listed below:
1.   Procedures to be followed after employee clothing becomes contaminated
with significant quantities of patient blood;
2.   Procedures to be followed after an employee experiences a
percutaneous, mucous membrane, or non-intact skin exposure to patient blood
or body fluids;
3.   The proper procedures to be followed to safely containerize and label
refuse and launderable fabric items which have become significantly
contaminated with patient blood or other potentially infectious body
fluids;
4.   The modes of transmission of HBV and HIV;
5.   The epidemiology of HBV and HIV;
6.   Possible risks to a fetus;
7.   The contents of CDC's "Update: Universal Precautions for prevention
of transmission of HIV, HBV and other bloodborne pathogens in health care
settings":
8.   The proper procedures for cleaning and disinfecting non-disposable
items and surfaces which become contaminated with blood or other
potentially infectious materials.

Issued

May 8, 1992

Abate by

Jun 2, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

May 8, 1992

Abate by

May 22, 1992

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

May 8, 1992

Abate by

Jun 24, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $700 Reduced

Issued

May 8, 1992

Abate by

Jun 24, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

May 8, 1992

Abate by

Jun 24, 1992