OSHA Inspection: BRIDGE PORT VETERINARY CLINIC, PLLC

Issued

Jun 23, 2015

Abate by

Jul 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:     a) In the x ray room, on or about 5/21/2015: Where 2 employees worked together to hold animals during taking of x rays, there was only one set of hand protective equipment to wear for radiation protection.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 23, 2015

Abate by

Jul 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1096(d)(1): The employer did not make such surveys as necessary to evaluate the radiation hazards incident to the production, use, release, disposal or presence of radioactive materials or other sources of radiation under a specific set of conditions:    a) In the x ray room, on or about 5/19/2015: The employer did not conduct a survey to determine employee exposure to radiation when taking x rays.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 23, 2015

Abate by

Jul 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s).     a) At the facility, on or about 5/18/2015: Materials safety data sheets were only made available to employees via the distributer website. The employer did not have a means to ensure material safety data sheets were readily accessible in the event the distributer website was not functioning properly or if there was internet connectivity problems.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 23, 2015

Abate by

Jul 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility, on or about 5/18/2015: Initial hazard communication training was not provided to employees who used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to AGFA G153 developer.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.