OSHA Inspection: KOOL SMILES DENTISTRY-2, P.C.

Issued

2013-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(c)(2): The employer did not assure that employee's were exposed to an airborne concentration of formaldehyde which exceeded two parts formaldehyde per million parts of air (2 ppm) as a 15-minute STEL:  Workplace:  The employer did not ensure through utilizing appropriate controls and work practices that the employee's exposure levels to the air borne formaldehyde solution were not at or above the TWA and the STEL.

Issued

2013-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(f)(1): Engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to formaldehyde at or below the TWA and the STEL:      Workplace:  The employer did not institute appropriate engineering controls and safe work practices at the work stations to ensure that the employee's exposure levels while transfering the 20% formaldehyde solutions were not at or above the TWA and STEL.

Issued

2013-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(g)(1)(iv): The employer did not provide required respirators and ensure their use by employees during emergencies:    Workplace:  The employees were neither provided with nor required to wear respirators during the formaldehyde spill clean up emergency.