OSHA Inspection: ASSOCIATED PERIODONTICS S.C.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(A):     The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the exposure determination required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2):    a)  The company's Bloodborne Exposure Control Plan provided on 1/7/2013 did not identify the employees included in the plan nor their potential for exposure.      Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B): The employer's Exposure Control Plan provided on 1/7/2013 did not include the schedule and methods of implementation for 29 CFR 1910.1030(d) methods of compliance:    (a)  The Exposure Control Plan provided on 1/7/2013 did not include the schedule and methods of implementation for:            --Engineering controls, including annual review and updates,         --Personal protective equipment requirements,        --General housekeeping and clean up of contaminated areas,  and        --Disposal of contaminated materials including sharps containers.         Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(C): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the procedure for the evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents, as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(i):    a)  The company's Bloodborne Exposure Control Plan provided on 1/7/2013 did not identify the procedures the employee would use following an exposure incident, including the location and method to obtain a medical evaluation at no cost to the employee, the time period to accomplish the evaluation and the means to obtain records or other information necessary.    Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan was accessible to employees, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e):    a) On or before 1/4/2013, the employer maintained the Exposure Control Plan at his personal residence--not at the office.      Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(ii): Engineering controls were not examined or maintained, and replaced on a regular schedule to ensure their effectiveness:    (a)  On or before 1/4/2013, the employer had not conducted at least an annual review of safer needle devices, or other engineering controls.    Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i):     During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found:    a.)  Disposable sharps containers in operatories used by the dental hygienists were located on the floor, in a corner behind some equipment.      b.)  Reusable sharps were carried on an open tray to the sterilization room for clean up after procedures.        Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $420 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(ii)(A):     The employer did not ensure that medical evaluations and procedures including the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series, post-exposure evaluation, or follow-up, including prophylaxis, were made available at no cost to the employee:    a)  On and before 1/4/2013, the employer's plan to send an employee to the local emergency room following an exposure incident did not assure the employee could obtain the medical evaluation at no cost to the employee, and within a reasonable time and place.        Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(i)(H):     Labels required for contaminated equipment were not in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1030(g) or did not also state which portions of the equipment remained contaminated:    a.)  The employer did not label the ultrasound used to clean contaminated equipment with a biohazard warning.    Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B):     The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually:    a)  On or before 1/4/2013, the employer had not provided at least annual training on bloodborne pathogens, OSHA requirements and the Exposure Control Program to all employees potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens.    Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(1)(iv): The employer did not maintain employee medical records required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(h) for at least the duration of employment plus 30 years in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020:    a)  On or before 1/4/2013, the employer had not retained a record of an exposure incident that had occurred to a surgical assistant in previous years.    Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(2)(ii):  Training records shall be maintained for three years from the date on which the training occurred:    a) The employer had not maintained training records for Dental Hygienists who received training meeting some of the elements listed in 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii) within their certification training.    Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a)  The written hazard communication program provided on 1/7/2013 did not include details on the type of labeling to be used or when and how employees would be trained.  Employees in the office area are potentially exposed to various chemicals used for disinfection, anaesthetic gases and cleaning materials, including:    --SUV Disinfectant and Cleaner containing Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride and Dimethyl Ethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride, which can cause severe eye irritation,    -Airgas Nitrous Oxide gas, which can cause neurotoxicity,    -Colgate Sterall containing Triethylene Glycol, which can cause eye irritation.      Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:    a)  On 1/11/2013, the ultrasonic cleaner was not labelled as to identity of the cleaning fluid inside which was SUV Disinfectant and Cleaner, containing Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride and Dimethyl Ethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride which can cause severe eye irritation.      Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii):     The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:    a)  On 1/11/2013, the ultrasonic cleaner was not labelled as to hazards of the cleaning fluid inside which was SUV Disinfectant and Cleaner, containing Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride and Dimethyl Ethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride which can cause severe eye irritation.      Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.