OSHA Inspection: MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER

Issued

Mar 1, 1994

Abate by

Mar 9, 1994

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $2,250

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)Physicians, nurses, nurses aides, respiratory therapists and other
health care
workers were exposed to the hazard of being infected by tuberculosis
through
repeated, prolonged indoor contact with patients who may be infected with
tuberculosis in that all AFB (acid fast bacilli) isolation rooms were not
maintained
under negative pressure; on or about 11/1/93.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
Some feasible and acceptable abatement methods for correcting this
hazard, as
recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are:
1.AFB isolation rooms, under negative pressure, exhausted to the outside,
shall be
provided when patients with, or suspected to have, active tuberculosis
are present.
2.Provide workers with frequent exposure to patients with TB or are
involved with
high hazard procedures, the Mantoux PPD test at least every six months.
3.provide training for employees in the mode of transmission of TB.

Issued

Mar 1, 1994

Abate by

Mar 11, 1994

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

Issued

Mar 1, 1994

Abate by

Mar 9, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800