OSHA Inspection: GENE DESTEFANO, DDS

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Sep 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure:     (a) On and before 06/08/2017, at facility, for the employees assisting with oral surgical procedures and cleaning surfaces and dirty instruments.  Employer did not review and update on an annual basis it's exposure control plan.  The plan has not been reviewed in more than five years.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Sep 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,630 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:    (a) On and before 06/08/2017, at facility, for the employees assisting with oral surgical procedures and cleaning surfaces and dirty instruments.  Employer did not launder employees scrubs and lab coats.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Sep 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section:     (a) On and before 06/08/2017, at facility, for the employees assisting with oral surgical procedures and cleaning surfaces and dirty instruments.  Employer did not train employees in bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Sep 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,630 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:     (a) On and before 06/08/2017, at facility, for the employees cleaning surfaces and dirty instruments after oral surgical procedures with birex spray and scican wipes containing chemicals such as, but not limited to, phosphoric acid and hydrogen peroxide.  The employer did not develop a hazard communication program to cover the hazards of the chemicals the employees work with or are exposed to in their work area.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Sep 5, 2017

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) On and before 06/08/2017, at facility, for the employees cleaning surfaces and dirty instruments after oral surgical procedures with birex spray and scican wipes containing chemicals such as, but not limited to, phosphoric acid and hydrogen peroxide.  Employees were not provided with information and training on the hazards of the chemicals they work with or are exposed to in their work area.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Sep 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:   (a) On and before 06/08/2017, at facility, for the employees cleaning surfaces and dirty instruments after oral surgical procedures with birex spray and scican wipes containing chemicals such as, but not limited to, phosphoric acid and hydrogen peroxide.  Employees were not provided with information and training on the hazards of the chemicals they work with or are exposed to in their work area.