OSHA Inspection: WESTERLY HEALTH CENTER NURSING AND REHABILITATION FACILITY

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(c)(4): The emergency action plan did not include procedures to account for all employees after evacuation:    (a) Workplace:  On or about 4/16/14, the employer's evacuation plan did not include procedures for the accounting of all employees after evacuation.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    (a) Laundry:  On or about 4-16-14, the employer had not provided effective personal protective equipment to protect employees' face when handling corrosive chemicals including sodium hypochlorite.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(3):  Qualified persons (i.e. those permitted to work on or near exposed energized parts) were not trained in and familiar with all of the requirement in 29 CFR 1910.332(b)(3) through 29 CFR 1910.332(b)(3)(iii):     (a) Workplace: On or about 4/16/14, employees were permitted to perform testing to assure that the equipment to be worked on is de-energized and had not been provided with training required by 29 CFR 1910.332(b)(3) through 29 CFR 1910.332(b)(3)(iii).

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(i): When there was occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, 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 protection, mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices:  (a) Laundry:  On or about 4/16/14, the employer had not provided appropriate hand protection to protect the employees from the hazard of potentially handling sharps soiled laundry.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) Workplace:   On or about 4/30/14, the employer had not documented an annual review of safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.