OSHA Inspection: ROGERSON COMMUNITIES INCORPORATED

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,190 Reduced

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:  Rogerson House: Employer did not ensure that prefilled insulin syringes were designed with engineered sharps injury protection where resident care assistants were potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogen when assisting residents with injections and needle removal.

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(A): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the exposure determination required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2):  Rogerson House: The bloodborne pathogen exposure control plan provided did not include a section on exposure determination for employees potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens during resident care.

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the schedule and method of implementation for 29 CFR 1910.1030(f), Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up and 29 CFR 1910.1030(g), Communication of Hazards to Employees, and 29 CFR 1910.1030(h), Recordkeeping:  Rogerson House: The bloodborne pathogen exposure control plan provided did not include information on follow up procedures after an exposure incident, bloodborne pathogen training, and recording keeping implementation.

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

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:  Rogerson House: There was no documentation in the bloodborne pathogen exposure control plan that safer medical devices such as  insulin injection pens and lancets for glucose testing were evaluated.

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 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:  Rogerson House: The written hazard communication program provided during inspection was not site specific it was general program provided by one of the chemical product suppliers. Chemical products are the used kitchen.   A written program shall include description of how the criteria for the following will be met: 1.  Labeling and other forms of warning; 2.  Material Safety Data Sheets; 3.  Employee information and training  Additionally, a list of hazardous chemicals known to be preset in the workplace must be compiled.  Methods used to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks and the informing of contractors of workplace hazards, including a description of the labeling system used in the facility and of the availability of material safety data sheets, must also be addressed.  The written program must be made available upon request.