OSHA Inspection: ALTAMONT AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1): The employer did not develop and implement an emergency response plan to handle anticipated emergencies prior to commencement of emergency response operations:    At the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, the employer did not develop and implement an emergency response plan to handle anticipated emergencies, including but not limited to employee responses involving methamphetamine laboratories, prior to commencement of emergency response operations, including but not limited to patient and truck decontamination.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(ii): First responders at the operational level did not receive at least eight hours of training or did not have sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the areas required by 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(ii)(A) through (q)(6)(ii)(F):    At the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, first responders were expected to perform operational level hazardous materials response and did not receive at least eight hours of training.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $4000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not communicate personal protective equipment selection decision(s) to each affected employee:    At the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, the employer did not communicate personal protective equipment selection decisions to affected employees.  Employees, including but not limited to Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic and Paramedics, were exposed to splash hazards to the eyes, face, body and hands from blood, other potentially infectious materials, and truck washing chemicals such as but not limited to Bugzoff.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $4000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:(a)    At the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented when N95 respirators were required to protect against potentially infectious respiratory diseases such as but not limited to tuberculosis and bacterial meningitis.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $4000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): The employer having employees with occupational exposure did not prepare an exposure determination:    At the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, the employer had employees such as but not limited to, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) and the employer did not prepare an exposure determination.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(iv): The employer did not clean, launder, or dispose of personal protective equipment required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(d) and (e), at no cost to the employee:    At the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, the employer did not clean, launder, or dispose of personal protective work clothing at no cost to the employee.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $4000.00

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 the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, 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 for employees exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to compressed oxygen, Bugzoff detergent and Glisten! detergent.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    At the Altamont Ambulance Services facility in Altamont, Illinois, the employer did not ensure that a five-gallon container of Bugzoff detergent was labeled, tagged or marked with information that would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals to employees that were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to Bugzoff detergent at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $49000.00 · Current $32000.00 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:    At the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, employees such as but not limited to Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics were occupationally exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials during the course of providing emergency medical services and the employer did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure for employees.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $49000.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employee(s) with occupational exposure:    At the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities located in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, the employer did not make the Hepatitis B vaccination available to employees with occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials within 10 working days of initial assignment.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $49000.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

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 the Altamont Ambulance Service facilities located in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, the employer did not ensure that training was provided to each employee with occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    At the Altamont Ambulance Service facility in Altamont, Effingham, and Vandalia, Illinois, the employer did not ensure that training was provided to employees with occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials at least annually.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.    On or about January 6, 2016, the employer failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records to an authorized government representative within the four business hours.

Issued

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 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, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed for the Altamont Ambulance Services facilities located in Altamont, Effingham and Vandalia, Illinois.