OSHA Inspection: G&S MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, LLC.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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:   a) Exam room: Medical assistant and nurse practitioner were exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials while administering medication and processing blood samples.  The employer did not establish a written exposure control plan, on or about 05/05/16.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check   a) Workplace at 606 Broadway Paterson, NJ: The employer did not ensure that portable fire extinguishers were annually maintained, thus exposing employees to fire hazards, on or about 05/05/16.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) Workplace at 606 Broadway Paterson, NJ: Employees were handling material containing hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to pine cleaner.  The employer did not develop and implement a worksite specific written hazard communication program, thus exposing employees to chemical hazardous, on or about 05/05/16.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):   a) Workplace at 606 Broadway, Paterson, NJ: The safety data sheets for pine cleaners and deodorizer was not readily accessible to the employees during work shifts, on or about 05/05/16.

Issued

Jul 29, 2016

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) Workplace at 1067 State Rt. 23 Wayne, NJ: A nurse assistant was not provided the information and training on the hazard(s) associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, pine cleaners , on or about 05/05/16.