OSHA Inspection: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS - VA LOMA LINDA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers was not provided, used, and/or maintained:  At the establishment - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, the employer did not provide respiratory devices and protective clothing to facilities maintenance workers where there was exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:  a) Mechanical room 1D-01 - On or about 8/1/2013, employees were permitted to consume food or beverages in areas exposed to corrosives and bloodborne pathogens.  b) Fire pump room 1D-01B - On or about 8/1/2013, employees were permitted to consume food or beverages in areas exposed to corrosives.  c) Mechanics shop - On or about 8/1/2013, employees were permitted to consume food or beverages in areas exposed to blood borne pathogens and heavy metal dusts from shop processes.  d) Paint shop, paint booth room - On or about 7/16/2013, employees were permitted to consume beverages in areas exposed to toxic material.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv): A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location was not suitable for the location:   Autopsy room - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, a receptacle near a sink area was not GFCI protected.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2): Engineering and Work Practice Controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure and/or, where occupation exposure remained after institution of these controls, personal protective equipment were not used:  TB Room 4F-01H - On or about 8/1/2013, and at times prior thereto, secondary barriers to minimize employee exposure were not implemented. A Class II A Biosafety Cabinet was not ducted to the exhaust system and exhaust air was recirculated.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure might take place:   a) Patient isolation rooms - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, maintenance mechanics and HVAC technicians were not provided training at the time of initial assignment where occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens can take place while conducting maintenance activities inside patient isolation rooms.    b) Mechanics shop - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, maintenance mechanics were not provided training at the time of initial assignment where occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens can take place while repairing and maintaining patient beds.    c) Mechanical room 1D-01 - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, maintenance mechanics were not provided training at the time of initial assignment where occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens can take place while repairing and maintaining dental vacuum lines.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vi): Material appropriate in content or vocabulary to educational level, literacy, or language of employees was not used in the bloodborne pathogen training program:   a) Mechanics shop - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, maintenance mechanics were not provided training with appropriate content for their job description and educational level.   b) HVAC shop - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, maintenance mechanics were not provided training with appropriate content for their job description and educational level.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.1048(i)(2): When employees' skin could have become splashed with solutions containing 1 percent or greater formaldehyde, the employer did not provide conveniently located quick drench showers and/or did not ensure that affected employees used these facilities immediately:  Formalin pouring area near autopsy suite - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, the employer did not provide conveniently located quick drench shower.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1048(i)(3): When there was a possibility that an employee's eyes could be splashed with solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater formaldehyde, the employer did not provide acceptable eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use:   Formalin pouring area near autopsy suite - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, the employer did not provide an emergency eyewash in the immediate area.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:  Mechanical room 1D-01 - On or about 8/1/2013, and times prior thereto, a spray bottle was not labeled with its chemical contents.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  HVAC room - On or about 7/16/2013, and times prior thereto, there was no MSDS available for ACC acid coil cleaner.