OSHA Inspection: PETERSEN HEALTH CARE, INC.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B): The review and update of the exposure control plan did not document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure:          Employees were assigned tasks with reasonably anticipated contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials and the employer did not complete an annual review and consideration of commercially available safer medical devices and document the activity in the Exposure Control Plan.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, did not solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan:      Employees were assigned tasks with reasonably anticipated contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials and non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who were potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps were not solicit for their input on the identification, selection, and evaluation of engineering and work practice controls and documented the activity in the Exposure Control Plan.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

May 28, 2014

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.  The employer did not ensure that an employee with occupational exposure who requested the HBV vaccination was provided the complete hepatitis B vaccination series.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, the corrosives Swisher Scalex and Nickel-Safe Ice Machine Cleaner, and the employer did not provide the employees with a  hazard communication training that included at least the following:  -Information on:  a. the requirements of this section;  b. any operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals were present, and  c. the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets.  -Training on:  a. methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in their work area;  b. the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area;  c. the measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, and   d. the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including the labeling system, safety data sheets and how employees can obtain and use appropriate hazard information.