OSHA Inspection: FRIENDSHIP, INC.

Issued

Jan 6, 1994

Abate by

Feb 28, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 employees were
exposed to:
(a)  Staff workers who were working alone during the night shift
in the group home at 412 East 10th Street, Grafton, were exposed
to the hazard of being physically assaulted by the resident(s).
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method
to correct this hazard is:
1)  The Interdisciplinary Team should look at the records of
each individual (resident) to determine what their needs are
and what behavior patterns may be manifested.  That evaluation
should also focus on the individual's past tendencies to react
in a violent or aggressive manner under certain conditions.
The evaluating Team should consider the risk factors (assaultive
behavior) to staff workers and develop an intervention program
appropriate to the individual's behavior profile to minimize
the staff's exposure to violent behavior.
2)  Conduct a worksite analysis using a systematic method to
identify those areas needing indepth scrutiny of security hazards
and identification of high-risk factors such as, but not limited
to, resident behavior patterns, physical layout of the building,
isolated locations/job activities, lighting problems,
uncontrolled access and areas of previous security problems.
3)  Provide additional training (including practice) for
employees to physically protect themselves in a defensive manner.
4)  Provide more information to the staff regarding the history
of assaultive behavior of individuals so that the staff can
recognize escalated behavior trends and mitigate the problem
through early therapeutic intervention techniques.
5)  Ensure adequate staffing levels as backup support or provide
a personal alarm system that can be used to summon immediate
assistance during an assault event.
6)  When a violent incident occurs in which a staff employee
is injured, follow-up the incident report with a debriefing of
the employee by a qualified trainer in non-violent crisis
intervention to see if the incident could have been handled
differently to avoid injury and provide post-incident counseling
to the affected staff employee.

Issued

Jan 6, 1994

Abate by

Feb 28, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

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Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

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