OSHA Inspection: NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL

Issued

Jun 3, 1994

Abate by

Sep 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,575 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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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 physicians,
nurses, respiratory therapists and other health care workers are exposed
to the hazard of being
infected with tuberculosis in that all AFB (acid fast bacilli) isolation
rooms were not maintained
under negative pressure:
a)The following rooms used for AFB isolation were under positive pressure:
In
area 6A: room 680, 679, 678, 677 using portable HEPA filter system.  On or
about 3/10/94.
ABATEMENT:
Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard as
recommended by the
Center for Disease Control are:
AFB isolation rooms for persons with suspected or confirmed infectious TB
and areas
in which high hazard procedures are performed on such individuals must be
maintained
under negative pressure and appropriately

Issued

Jun 3, 1994

Abate by

Jul 6, 1994

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,575 Reduced

Issued

Jun 3, 1994

Abate by

Jul 6, 1994

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,575 Reduced

Issued

Jun 3, 1994

Abate by

Jun 8, 1994

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $630 Reduced

Issued

May 13, 1994

Abate by

May 18, 1994