OSHA Inspection: PLAINS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

Issued

2014-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1339.00 · Current $1004.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: a.) EMTs were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, such as chlorine bleach, and suitable facilities for flushing of the eyes were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use, on or about 5-28-14.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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) Employees wear Sperian One-fit N95 dust masks and 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, on or about 5-28-14.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) EMTs were exposed to cleaners, bleach and disinfecting wipes and 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, on or about 5-28-14.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(2)(i): The employer's records for annual bloodborne pathogen training did not include all of the elements required by (h)(2)(i)(A)-(D) of 29 CFR 1910.1030: a.) The employer's records for annual bloodborne pathogen training did not include all of the elements required by (h)(2)(i)(A)-(D) of 29 CFR 1910.1030, on or about 5-28-14.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3):  The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred: a.) A OSHA recordable injury that resulted in lost days in calendar year 2014 was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log, on or about 5-28-14.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED