OSHA Inspection: HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING SYSTEMS, LLC

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent:  In the Emergency Department, where employees were performing housekeeping and janitorial tasks in areas where there was a potential for contamination with bloodborne pathogens, hand soap or similar cleansing agent was not provided at lavatories used for hand washing, including, but not limited to, lavatories in two Soiled Utility Rooms, exposing employees to the hazards of infection with bloodborne diseases.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:   At the inspection site, work practices were not used to eliminate or minimize exposure to regulated medical waste in that employees were transferring disposable red plastic biohazard bags, which were subject to leaks, from regulated waste storage containers in Soiled Utility Rooms to an open-top black trash cart and pushing the cart to the dock area Biohazardous Waste Room, where they transferred red bags into SteriCycle regulated medical waste totes for storage and pickup, exposing employees to the hazards of infection with bloodborne diseases due to excessive handling of regulated waste.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(B)(1)(iv): Regulated waste was placed in containers which were not closed prior to removal to prevent spillage or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport or shipping:  At the inspection site, employees were transferring disposable red plastic regulated waste bags, which were subject to leaks, from regulated waste storage containers in Soiled Utility Rooms to an open-top black trash cart and pushing the cart to the dock area Biohazardous Waste Room, where they transferred the bags into SteriCycle regulated medical waste totes for storage and offsite transport, exposing employees to the hazards of infection with bloodborne diseases.