OSHA Inspection: CAPITOL HILL PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2296.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:(a)     (a)  Dental Office - Emergency eyewash facilities were not provided for dental assistants assigned to sterilize equipment exposing them to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to the corrosive product Tuttnauer Clean & Simple Tablets, on or about January 3, 2018.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 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    (a) Dental Office - A written exposure control plan had not been provided for dental assistants at risk of exposure to patients' saliva or other potentially infectious material while conducting chair side dental operations, on or about January 3, 2018.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(i): The employer did not determine or implement an appropriate written schedule for cleaning or method of decontamination based upon the location within the facility, type of surface to be cleaned, type of soil present, and tasks or procedures being performed in the area:  (a) Dental Office - A written schedule had not been developed for decontaminating areas including but not limited to operatory chairs, light handles and countertops containing patients saliva or other potentially infectious material to which employees could be exposed, on or about January 3, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure:   (a) Dental Office  The dentist had not provided a Hepatitis B vaccine to a dental assistant having exposure in handling instruments and equipment contaminated with saliva potentially containing   bloodborne pathogens or other infectious material, on or about January 3, 2018.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that employees who declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer signed the statement in appendix A:  (a) Dental Office - The employer had not provided a Hepatitis B vaccination declination statement for a dental assistant that had been vaccinated prior to employment and at risk of being exposed to bloodborne pathogens or other potentially infectious material contained in patients' saliva, on or about January 3, 2018.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(i): When there was occupational exposure, the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields, masks, eye protection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices:     (a)  Dental Office - The dentist failed to provide a face shield and scrubs as protection for employees conducting operations requiring their handling of contaminated instruments and equipment, thus exposing them to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious material, on or about January 3, 2018.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(iv): The employer did not clean or launder personal protective equipment required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(d) and (e), at no cost to the employee:     (a)   Dental Office - The dentist  did not provide laundry services for the cleaning  of employees clothing worn as protection during dental operations  including their handling of contaminated instruments and equipment  containing potentially infectious material or bloodborne pathogens, on or about January 3, 2018.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(B)(1)(iii): Regulated waste was placed in containers which were not labeled or color-coded in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(i):    (a) Dental Office - Biohazardous waste generated during dental procedures including gauze and other like contaminated material were being disposed of in trash bags that were not designated as biohazardous, on or about January 3, 2018.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 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) Dental Office -  The employer had not provided training to dental assistants at risk of being exposed to patients'  saliva or other potentially infectious material while conducting chair side dental operations and or handling contaminated dental instruments, on or about January 3, 2018.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1096(d)(2): Appropriate personnel monitoring or equipment such as film badges, pocket chambers, pocket dosimeters of film rings were not supplied to or required to be used by employee(s) as described in 29 CFR 1910.1096(d)(2)(i):    (a) Dental Office - A dental assistant having exposure to ionizing radiation while operating x-ray imaging equipment was not provided with monitoring or such devices to determine radiation exposure levels, on or about January 3, 2018.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1096(e)(2): The radiation area(s) were not conspicuously posted with a sign or signs bearing the radiation caution symbol described in 29 CFR 1910.1096(e)(1) and the words:  "Caution, Radiation Area":  (a) Dental Office -  Caution signs were not posted in the x-ray room , a restricted area containing x-ray imaging equipment used by the dental assistant to take patients' dental x-rays, on or about January 3, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 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:    (a) Dental Office - A hazard communication program had not been provided for employees including a dental assistant exposed to hazardous chemical products including but not limited to Sani-Soak Ultra, a ultrasonic cleaner containing eye and skin irritating chemicals, on or about January 3, 2018.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a) Dental Office - Safety data sheets for Sani-Soak, a chemical cleaning agent containing eye and skin irritating chemicals to which the dental assistants were being exposed, were not maintained at the workplace, on or about January 3, 2018.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 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:    (a) Dental Office - A hazard communication program had not been provided for employees including a dental assistant exposed to hazardous chemical products including but not limited to Sani-Soak Ultra, a ultrasonic cleaner containing eye and skin irritating chemicals, on or about January 3, 2018.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).