OSHA Inspection: SHADYBROOK ADVANCED COSMETIC & FAMILY DENTISTRY INC

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:      At Safari Dental Inc. / Shadybrook Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Inc:  On or about June 4, 2015, the Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated annually for employees with occupational exposure such as, but not limited to,   Dentist(s), Dental Hygienist(s) and Dental Assistants.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:      At Safari Dental Inc. / Shadybrook Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Inc:  On or about June 4, 2015, the Exposure Control plan did not document that input from employees such as, but not limited to, Dental Hygienist(s) and Dental Assistants, in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls had occurred.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(ix): Eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or lip balm, and handling contact lenses was not prohibited in work areas where there was a reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure:     At Safari Dental Inc. / Shadybrook Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Inc:  On or about June 4, 2015, the employee break area was located in the Sterilization Room where contaminated equipment is cleaned and sterilized.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-08 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:  At Safari Dental Inc. / Shadybrook Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Inc:  On or about June 4, 2015, the container for contaminated sharps located in the Sterilization Room and not in the immediate area where the sharps were used.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(3)(i): Containers of contaminated sharps were moved from the area of use, and the containers were not closed immediately prior to removal or replacement to prevent spillage or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport or shipping:     At Safari Dental Inc. / Shadybrook Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Inc:  On or about June 4, 2015, a full container of contaminated sharps was not closed prior to handling and storage; the full container was moved from its location in the Sterilization Room to a storage location under the sink, the stored sharps container was open and had not been closed.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:      At Safari Dental Inc. / Shadybrook Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Inc:  On or about June 4, 2015, the employer did not institute a training program as required by the standard for employees such as, but not limited to, Dental Hygienist(s) and Dental Assistants.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

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:      At Safari Dental Inc. / Shadybrook Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Inc:  On or about June 4, 2015, the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program for employees such as, but not limited to, Dental Hygienist(s) and Dental Assistants working with chemicals such as, but not limited to, Procide-D Plus(Glutaraldehyde).

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6):  The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under either paragraphs (f)(6)(i) or (f)(6)(ii) of this section:  At Safari Dental Inc. / Shadybrook Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Inc:  On or about June 4, 2015, the container of Cold Sterile solution [Procide-D Plus (Glutaraldehyde)] was not labeled.

Issued

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:      At Safari Dental Inc. / Shadybrook Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Inc:  On or about June 4, 2015, the employer had not the employer had not provided hazard communication training as required by the standard for employees such as, but not limited to, Dental Hygienist(s) and Dental Assistants working with chemicals such as, but not limited to, Procide-D Plus (Glutaraldehyde).