OSHA Inspection: EVANS GORDON FUNERAL HOME

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:    a) Embalming and Preparation Room, Basement, Evans Gordon Funeral Home, 736 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108.    The employer failed to perform an annual review of their Exposure Control Plan for the morticians that have reasonably anticipated exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material.    Condition observed on or about 4/8/2015.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

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) Embalming and Preparation Room, Basement, Evans Gordon Funeral Home, 736 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108.    The employer failed to provide annual bloodborne pathogens training for the morticians that have reasonably anticipated exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material.    Condition observed on or about 4/8/2015.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i): Employees of a workplace covered by this standard were not monitored to determine their exposure to formaldehyde:    a) Embalming and Preparation Room, Basement, Evans Gordon Funeral Home, 736 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108.    The employer failed to provide exposure monitoring for employees exposed to formaldehyde levels during embalming operations.  The products used were Jaundrol (37% formaldehyde), and Cavity King (30% formaldehyde) brand embalming fluids.        Condition observed on or about 4/8/2015.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(2)(i): A representative sampling strategy was not developed and sufficient formaldehyde exposures within each job classification for each work shift  were not measured to correctly characterize and not underestimate the exposure of any employee within each exposure group:  a) Embalming and Preparation Room, Basement, Evans Gordon Funeral Home, 736 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108.  The employer did not identify employees who may be exposed to formaldehyde at or above the action level or short term exposure limit (STEL).  Employees performing embalming operations are exposed to formaldehyde which is contained in the Jaundrol (37% formaldehyde), and Cavity King (30% formaldehyde) brand embalming fluids.    Condition observed on or about 4/8/2015.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(g)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1), and (d)(2)) and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by 29 CFR 1910.1048 to use a respirator:    a) Embalming and Preparation Room, Basement, Evans Gordon Funeral Home, 736 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108.    The employer failed to implement their written respiratory protection program for employees exposed to formaldehyde required to wear 3M brand half-face piece respirators with P100/OV cartridges during embalming operations.    Condition observed on or about 4/8/2015.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) Embalming and Preparation Room, Basement, Evans Gordon Funeral Home, 736 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108.  The employer failed to provide a medical evaluation for employees exposed to formaldehyde prior to requiring them to wear 3M brand half-face piece respirators with P100/OV cartridges during embalming operations.   Condition observed on or about 4/8/2015.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Embalming and Preparation Room, Basement, Evans Gordon Funeral Home, 736 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108.  The employer failed to provide a fit test for employees exposed to formaldehyde prior to requiring them to wear 3M brand half-face piece respirators with P100/OV cartridges during embalming operations.  Condition observed on or about 4/8/2015.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a) Embalming and Preparation Room, Basement, Evans Gordon Funeral Home, 736 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108.  The employer failed to provide training for employees exposed to formaldehyde prior to requiring them to wear 3M brand half-face piece respirators with P100/OV cartridges during embalming operations.  Condition observed on or about 4/8/2015.