OSHA Inspection: DEPT OF THE ARMY

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Jun 4, 2014

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Jun 14, 2014

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29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):   The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) A registered nurse in the Urgent Care Clinic who was required to wear respiratory protection when entering TB isolation rooms had not been provided with a medical evaluation to determine her ability to safely use the respirator.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jun 14, 2014

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29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and at least annually thereafter:  (a) A registered nurse in the Urgent Care Clinic who was required to wear a disposable filtering facepiece respirators when entering TB isolation rooms housing suspect/confirmed TB patients, had not been provided with fit testing prior to the initial use of the respirator.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jun 14, 2014

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29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):   The employer did not provide employees who were required to wear respiratory protection with effective training in accordance with paragraphs (k)(1)(i) through (k)(1)(vii):  (a) A registered nurse in the Urgent Care Clinic who was required to wear respiratory protection when entering TB isolation rooms had not been provided with effective respirator training.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jun 12, 2014

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29 CFR 1910.151(c):   Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  (a) An eyewash was not immediately available in the chemical storage area where a contractor employee mixed a caustic degreaser.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jun 14, 2014

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29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(iii): Building and facility owner(s) did not inform employer(s) of employee(s); and employer(s) did not inform employee(s) who performed housekeeping activities in area(s) which contained ACM and/or PACM of the presence and location of ACM and/or PACM in such area(s) which might have been contacted during such activities.  (a) The employer did not inform a housekeeping contractor of the presence and location of asbestos-containing floor tile in the hospital to which the contractor's employees were potentially exposed to while performing floor maintenance activities (e.g., buffing, stripping finish).

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

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29 CFR 1960.8(a): 29 CFR 1960.8(a):  The Agency head did not furnish employment and a place of employment to each employee that were free from recognized hazards that caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm:  (a) The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees exposed to the hazard of being infected with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis through unprotected contact with patients who was/were infectious or suspected to be infectious with tuberculosis in that a TB isolation room (Room No. 8-61) located on the 8th-floor (Inpatient Ward) of the hospital was not being maintained under negative pressure as determined through smoke trail tests.  Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard, as recommended by the CDC, include, but are not limited to making appropriate adjustments to the ventilation system to control the direction of airflow between the TB isolation room and adjacent areas to prevent contaminated air inside the room from escaping into other areas of the facility.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIIRED

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

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29 CFR 1904.7(b)(4): When an injury or illness involved restricted work or job transfer, the OSHA 300 Log of recordable work-related injuries and illnesses did not have an entry of the total number of restricted or transferred days in the job transfer or restricted work days column.   Located at Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, SC: On or about 2/11/14, the employer did not record the following workplace injury correctly on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2013:  (a) On or about 10/21/13, a registered nurse sustained a strained lower back while working in Same Day Surgery, resulting in 14 restricted workdays. The employer properly classified the case on the Log, but did not provide an entry of the number of restricted workdays the employee experienced.

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jun 12, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6):   The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    (a) Two mechanics working in Facilities Management who wore N95 disposable filtering facepiece respirators on a voluntary basis when periodically changing out air filters in air handling units in the hospital had not been provided with the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jun 14, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(5)(i): The building owner or employer did not affix or post labels or signs to notify employees of what materials contain ACM and/or PACM for previously installed ACM and/or PACM:  (a)  The employer did not affix or post labels or signs to notify housekeeping personnel of the presence of asbestos-containing floor tile in the facility.   NOTE: Since it is generally not feasible to put labels on floors, alternatives may be used. If asbestos-containing floors are being serviced by employees using a common equipment room day after day, then a sign or label for the asbestos flooring can be posted in the equipment room. The object is to forewarn employees who may be potentially exposed during the floor cleaning operation and have access to the material.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii):   Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provided at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemicals:  (a) A secondary container (glass pint jar) of xylene located on a bench in the histology prep room (Pathology Department) was not provided with a hazard warning label.

Issued

Jun 4, 2014

Abate by

Jun 14, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:   (a) As of February 19, 2014, the employer had not trained a registered nurse working on the 8 east inpatient ward on the new chemical container label elements and the new format and types of information on each section of safety data sheets (SDSs) . The employee was potentially exposed to such hazardous chemicals as alcohol and sanitation products.   (b) As of February 25, 2014, the employer had not trained a histology technician (Pathology Department) on the new chemical container label elements and the new format and types of information on each section of safety data sheets (SDSs) . The employee was potentially exposed to such hazardous chemicals as ethanol, xylene, and formalin.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED