OSHA Inspection: DEPENDABLE DENTAL

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-18 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:    On or about December 23, 2014, the employer did not develop an Exposure Control Plan for employees at the facility.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    On or about December 23, 2014, the employer did not ensure safe work practices were used to eliminate or minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens, in that, hand to hand instrument passing and needle recapping occurred in the operatory room.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found:  On or about December 23, 2014, the employer had sharp containers located under the sinks and across the room. The sharp containers were not easily accessible to personnel.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about December 23, 2014, the employer did not train dental assistants on the exposure control plan, work practices, scoop recapping techniques, and proper needle removal before their initial assignment.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area;    On or about December 23, 2014, the employer did not provide training to new employees on the hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Accu Gel at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:      On or about December 23, 2014, the workplace hazard assessment had not been certified with the person conducting the evaluation and the dates the hazard assessment was completed.