OSHA Inspection: DESIGNER SMILES DENTAL STUDIO, P. C.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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)     Designer Smiles Dental Studio, P. C.:  On or about October 1st, 2014, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards by failing to ensure that a written Blood Borne Pathogen Plan to include an Exposure Control Plan was available and implemented to cover all clinic employees with exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): The employer having employees with occupational exposure did not prepare an exposure determination:   a)     Designer Smiles Dental Studio, P. C.:  On or about October 1st, 2014, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards by failing to conduct an exposure determination to cover all clinic employees with exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls shall be used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. Where occupational exposure remains after institution of these controls, personal protective equipment shall also be used.  a)     Designer Smiles Dental Studio, P. C.:  On or about October 1st, 2014, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to blood borne pathogen hazards by failing to ensure that engineering controls in the use of non safety engineered needles during dental procedures which does not minimize or eliminate exposure to cover all clinic employees with exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(A): Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps were bent, recapped, or removed:  a) Designer Smiles Dental Studio, P. C.:   On or about October 1st, 2014 and times prior to, the employer exposed employee(s) to blood borne pathogen hazard that would cause disease from not ensuring best work practices were followed by training employees on not recapping needles and using safety engineered needles.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure might take place:  a)     Designer Smiles Dental Studio, P. C.:  On or about October 1st, 2014, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards by failing to ensure that a written Blood Borne Pathogen Plan to include an Exposure Control Plan and initial training was available and implemented to cover all clinic employees with exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually:  a)     Designer Smiles Dental Studio, P. C.:  On or about October 1st, 2014, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards by failing to ensure that a written Blood Borne Pathogen Plan to include an Exposure Control Plan and annual training was available and implemented to cover all clinic employees with exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure:   a)     Designer Smiles Dental Studio, P. C.:  On or about October 1st, 2014, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards by failing to provide hepatitis B series of shots to cover all clinic employees with exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 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)Entire Clinic:  On or about October 1st, 2014 and prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemicals without maintaining a written Hazard Communication Program with chemicals used on site including but not limited numbing medicine and isopropyl alcohol.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet:   a)Entire Clinic:  On or about October 1st, 2014 and prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemicals with out maintaining a chemical inventory list for chemicals used on site including but not limited numbing medicine and isopropyl alcohol and did not conduct training for current employees.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)Entire Clinic:  On or about October 1st, 2014 and prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemicals with out maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets on chemicals used on site including but not limited numbing medicine and isopropyl alcohol and did not conduct training for current employees.