OSHA Inspection: OPTIMUM LABS INC.

Issued

2014-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3570.00 · Current $2499.00 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:   Laboratory:                   The employer did not develop and implement an exposure control plan where employees are potentially exposed to blood or other potentially infectious material.

Issued

2014-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1517.00 · Current $1062.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(ix): Eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or lip balm, and handling contact lenses was not prohibited in work areas where there was a reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure:  Laboratory:                The employer did not ensure that employees did not eat, drink, and the apply lip balm in work areas where employees handle urine samples.

Issued

2014-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3570.00 · Current $2499.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(i): When there was occupational exposure, the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields, masks, eye proretection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices:   Laboratory:                  Employer did not provide face protection when employees are exposed to splash hazards when handling urine samples.

Issued

2014-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1666.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(iv): The employer did not clean, launder, or dispose of personal protective equipment required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(d) and (e), at no cost to the employee:  Laboratory:               The employer did not provide employees with laundry service for lab coats worn when handling urine samples.