OSHA Inspection: THE LAURELS SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY INC.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,339 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i):     Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employees exposure:    a)  BD insulin syringes (#328466) were used to administer insulin.  The syringes were not equipped with automatically acutated safey devices, June 29, 2012.     b)  Kendall Monoject syringes were used to administer insulin.  The syringes were not equipped with automatically acutated safey devices, June 29, 2012     "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv):     The employer did not ensure that employees who declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer signed the statement in appendix A:    a) Direct Care Workers had occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.  These employees' declination of the hepatitis B vaccination was not documented in writing, June 29, 2012         "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1):     Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimzed employee exposure.      a) Dierct Care Workers had occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.  An exposure control plan was not developed in writing, June 29, 2012         "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"