OSHA Inspection: EXTENDED ARMS PHYSICIANS

Issued

2017-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $5070.00

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) Facility: On or about April 6, 2017; the employer required employees to handle blood as part of their job and failed to put in place a written exposure control plan that outline the steps that are taken to protect employees from occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material.

Issued

2017-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A):  The employer did not ensure that training provided to employees with occupational exposure was conducted at the time initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place:   a)  Facility: On or about April 6, 2017, and at times prior; the employer exposed employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards by failing train to employees with a reasonable anticipated exposure to blood in the required element of a bloodborne pathogens programs at the time of their initial assignment and annually thereafter.

Issued

2017-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $5070.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employees exposure:  (a) facility: On or about April 6, 2017; the employer exposed employees to blood born pathogen hazards while giving patients injections by requiring employees use needles that did not have engineered safety devices.

Issued

2017-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-30 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.     a)  Facility: On or about April 6, 2017 and at times prior; the employer exposed employees to hazards related to chemicals used on site including but not limited to ethyl chloride and oxygen without training employees in the required element of the hazard communication standard including those element required under the global harmonization revisions to the standard.