OSHA Inspection: ALTERCARE TRANSITIONAL CARE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE, INC.

Issued

2019-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

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:  On or about December 20, 2018, where employees were potentially exposed to hazards including, but not limited to chemical hazards and bloodborne pathogens, the employer had not conducted and documented a workplace hazard assessment.

Issued

2019-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:   On or about December 20, 2018, the employer did not ensure that its exposure control plan was reviewed and updated at least annually.

Issued

2019-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B): The review and update of the exposure control plan did not document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure:  On or about December 20, 2018, the employer had not documented annual consideration and implementation of commercially available and effective safer medical devices.

Issued

2019-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, did not solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan:   On or about December 20, 2018, the employer did not solicit input from non-managerial employees in the identification, evaluation, and selection of engineering and work practice controls.