OSHA Inspection: DENTURE CENTRE II DBA DENTAL CARE ONE

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $800.00 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
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 the following conditions which increase the risk of
employees contracting bloodborne diseases:
a)  Dental care workers such as dental Assistants, Dental
Hygienists and dental Lab Technicians were exposed to the hazard of
being infected by bloodborne pathogens such as the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) through
possible direct contact with patient blood or other body fluids.
Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard, among
others, are the provision of training concerning the matters listed
below:  (1)  Exactly what procedures must be followed if an employee
experiences a percutaneous, mucous membrane, or non-intact skin
exposure to patient blood or other potentially infectious body
fluids; (2)  Exactly what procedures must be followed if permeable
clothing being worn by an employee becomes contaminated with a
significant amount of patient blood or other potentially infectious
body fluids; (3)  The epidemiology and modes of transmission of HIV
and HBV; and (4)  The contents of "Recommendations for Prevention
of HIV Transmission in Health Care Settings" prepared by the CDC
(Centers for Disease Control).

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-10-15 00:00:00

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1107.00 Reduced

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-10-28 00:00:00

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-10-28 00:00:00

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-10-28 00:00:00

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-10-28 00:00:00

Issued

1991-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-10-28 00:00:00