OSHA Inspection: SOUTHWICK & MEISTER, INC.

Issued

Jul 17, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.  Jobsite: The employer did not develop and implement a wriiten exposure control plan for the employees with potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens or Other Potentially Infectious Material while perfroming duties as First Aid/CPR /AED responders.

Issued

Jul 17, 2013

Abate by

Aug 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employee(s) with occupational exposure:Note:  Does not apply to employees who have previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, for whom antibody testing has indicated immunity, or for whom the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons.  Jobsite: The employer did not make Hepatitis B vaccination available within 10 working days to the employees with potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens and received the training as outlined in section (g) of this standard.

Issued

Jul 17, 2013

Abate by

Aug 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer.  Jobsite: The employer did not provide the information in Appendix D for the employees who were wearing a Moldex 2300 series N 95 particulate filtering respirator on a voluntary basis.