OSHA Inspection: PREFERRED BUILDING SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2004-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $300.00 · Current $225.00 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 hazard of being infected with Mycobacterium
tuberculosis through
unprotected contact with sputum cultures that were infectious or suspected
to be infectious with
tuberculosis during the loading and unloading of medical waste from the
grinder:
a) Grinder/Compactor Area:  Employees were exposed to sputum cultures that
were
infectious or suspected to be infectious with tuberculosis during the
loading and
unloading of medical waste from the grinder and compactor.  Employees were
not
provided an annual PPD skin test or a chest radiogram/x-ray to evaluate
their
tuberculosis exposure.Condition occurred on or about October 22, 2003 and
again on or
about December 26, 2003.
Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard, as
recommended by the
CDC, include, but are not limited to:
a) Make available Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) skin tests (at no cost
to the
employees) to all current potentially exposed employees and to all new
employees prior
to exposure. A two-step baseline shall be used for new employees who have
not had a
documented negative TB skin test result during the preceding 12 months.
b) Follow-up and treatment evaluations are also to be offered at no cost
to the employees.
TB testing shall be conducted annually for at-risk personnel. If the
initial chest
radiograph (for the positive PPD tested employee) is negative, repeated
chest radiographs
are not necessary unless symptoms develop that can be attributed to TB.
c) Implement case management of possible infected employees from a
positive
PPD skin
test. Further evaluation shall include as soon as possible: appropriate
physical,
laboratory, and radiographic tests to determine whether the employee has
infectious TB
disease.
d) Worker education, training and implementation of controls shall be set
up.
e) Maintain documentation and appropriate paperwork.

Issued

2004-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $300.00 · Current $225.00 Reduced

Issued

2004-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $300.00 · Current $225.00 Reduced

Issued

2004-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $525.00 · Current $394.00 Reduced

Issued

2004-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-04-07 00:00:00