OSHA Inspection: CONNECTICUT ORTHODONTIC SPECIALIST

Issued

Aug 9, 2013

Abate by

Sep 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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:      Establishment: The employer did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan where employees were potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Aug 9, 2013

Abate by

Sep 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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.   Establishment:  The employer did not establish and implement a written hazard communication program where employees were required to handle and work with chemicals such as (but not limited to) developer, fixer, glutaraldehyde and removalon.

Issued

Aug 9, 2013

Abate by

Sep 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.   Establishment: The employer did not provide effective training and information to the employees required to handle and work with chemicals such as (but not limited to), developer, fixer, glutaraldehyde and removalon.

Issued

Aug 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $140 Reduced

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:    Establishment: The employer did not ensure that the declination form for hepatitis B vaccination was signed by an employee.   The Connecticut Orthodontic Specialist was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard  29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 330066, citation number 1  item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on 10/3/12 with respect to a workplace located at  109 Boston Post Road, Orange, CT 06477

Issued

Aug 9, 2013

Abate by

Sep 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.   Establishment: The employer did not verify though a written certification that the Workplace Hazard Assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) was appropriately conducted.

Issued

Aug 9, 2013

Abate by

Sep 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment     Establishment: The employees, required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) were not provided with appropriate information and training on the PPE hazard assessment.