OSHA Inspection: GLEN W. BERGER, M.D., P.A.

Issued

Jul 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:    a) Facility: Employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogens during routine duties such as, but not limited to, centrifuging of blood specimens, decontamination of surgical sharp instruments and countertops, administer of flu vaccination, insulin injection, assistance with biopsy/incision procedures, and handling of blood specimens, and affected employees had not been included in a written bloodborne pathogens program, on or about 5/12/14 and 5/30/14.

Issued

Jul 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:    a) Facility: Employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogens as part of their routine duties, including, but not limited to, centrifuging of blood specimens, decontamination of surgical sharp instruments and countertops, administer of flu vaccination, insulin injection, assistance with biopsy/incision procedures, and handling of blood specimens, and had not completed initial training, on or about 5/12/14 and 5/30/14.

Issued

Jul 3, 2014

Abate by

Aug 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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:    a) Facility: Employees have exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material in the course of their work, and annual solicitation to identify, evaluate and selection of effective engineering controls and work practices from the employees was not documented, thus potentially exposing employees to bloodborne pathogens, on or about 5/12/14 and 5/30/14.

Issued

Jul 3, 2014

Abate by

Aug 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employees exposure:  a) Facility: The employer did not provide suitable engineering controls that would eliminate or minimize exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material and identify engineering controls, such as, but not limited to, self-sheathing needles, retractable syringe, and needleless devices, when such devices are safer and commercially available, on or about 5/12/14 and 5/30/14.

Issued

Jul 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(iii): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not replaced routinely or were allowed to be overfilled:    a) Patient Examining Rooms: Sharp containers used for disposal of syringe needles, were allowed to overfill, on or about 5/12/14 and 5/30/14.

Issued

Jul 3, 2014

Abate by

Aug 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Facility: A written hazard communication program was not maintained at the workplace where employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Citri Guard II disinfectant/cleaner, and broad spectrum quaternary disinfectant cleaner, on or about 5/12/14 and 5/30/14.

Issued

Jul 3, 2014

Abate by

Aug 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Facility: Employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Citri Guard II disinfectant/cleaner, and broad spectrum quaternary disinfectant cleaner, and were not provided with training covering the health effects and methods by which employees can protect themselves from the hazards, on or about 5/12/14 and 5/30/14.