OSHA Inspection: RADIOLOGY CONSULTANTS OF HOLLYWOOD, INC.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated when necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure:    On or about October 15, 2014, at above addressed jobsite, the employer did not review and did not update the exposure control plan to have specific policy and procedures for employees who perform tasks such as, but not limited to, CT scans, mammograms, X-rays, and housekeeping, where they are potentially exposed to blood and other potentially infectious material.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about October 15, 2014, at above addressed jobsite, the employer did not document the solicitation of input from clinical employees regarding the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering controls and/or work practice controls, when performing tasks such as but not limited to, CT scans and mammograms, where they are potentially exposed to blood and other potentially infectious material, in the exposure control plan.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): The employer's exposure determination did not include the information required in 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(A) through (c)(2)(i)(C):  On or about October 15, 2014, at the above addressed worksite, the employer provided an exposure control plan that did not document the exposure determination of employees who perform diagnostic tests on patients, such as mammograms, CT scans, and housekeeping.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

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:      On or about October 15, 2014, at the above addressed worksite, the employer did not ensure employees required to perform housekeeping tasks in areas where blood and other potentially infectious material may be present participated in the Bloodborne pathogen training program.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about October 15, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, bloodborne pathogen training records provided by the employer did not contain instructor name or qualifications.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

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:  On or about October 15, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not develop a hazard communication program for employees who complete work tasks by using and handling disinfectant products that contain hazardous ingredients such as, but not limited to, isopropanol and butoxyethanol.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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:  On or about October 15, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not provide adequate training regarding the hazards of chemicals, according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals with pictograms or representations, as a part of the new SDS and label format, to employees who use products containing hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, isopropanol, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, to clean and disinfect countertops and horizontal surfaces.