OSHA Inspection: PHILADELPHIA DENTAL CENTER

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 26, 1992

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $100 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 working
at the Philadelphia Dental Center were exposed to the hazard of being
infected by Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and/or Human Imunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) through possible direct contact with blood and other body fluids:
a)  Philadelphia Dental Center - employees who are potentially
exposed to infectious blood and/or body fluids have received no
training on precautionary measures, epidemiology modes of trans-
mission and prevention of HIV/HBV.  No training about "universal
precautions" has been conducted by the employer.  Observed 12/4/91
b)  Philadelphia Dental Center - employees who are potentially
exposed to infectious blood and/or body fluids were not offeredno
HBV vaccinations or HIV antibody testing.  No HBV/HIV medical
monitoring program has been developed or implemented.  Observed
12/4/91
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Feasible and useful abatement methods, among
others, to eliminate this hazard include:
1.  Effectively implement US Dept. of Health & Human Services
Center for Disease Control policies and procedures for protection
against occupational exposure to HIV & HBV.
2.   Provided effictive universal precaution training to all
employees who are exposed to potentially infected blood and body
fluids, including precautionary measures, epidemiologic modes of
transmission, and prevention of HBV/HIV.
3.   Do not allow employees to recap needles.
4.   Offer a written medical program to employees; offer HBV
vaccinations to employees who are exposed to blood and/or body
fluids and offer HIV antibody follow-up to those employee who
receive needlestick injuries.
5.   Identify all tasks that employees perform which present the
risk of exposure to infectious waste products and develop standard
operating procedures for each of these tasks.  effectively train
employees to follow these SOP's and develop adequate means of
enforcing compliance.

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 22, 1992

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 26, 1992

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 26, 1992

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Aug 29, 1992

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 26, 1992

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 26, 1992

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $50 Reduced

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 26, 1992

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $50 Reduced

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 3, 1992

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 3, 1992

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 3, 1992

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 3, 1992

Issued

Mar 20, 1992

Abate by

Apr 3, 1992