OSHA Inspection: COLORADO HEART & VASCULAR P.C.

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,524 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the schedule and method of implementation:    (a)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees or the temporary workers whose day-to-day activity the business directs, in that its Bloodborne Pathogens Policy did not document a method of implementation for Post Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up compliant with 29 CFR 1910.1030(f), Hepatitis B vaccination and post exposure evaluation and follow-up, specifically (f)(3) Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up; (f)(4) Information Provided to the Healthcare Professional; (f)(5) Healthcare Professional's Written Opinion, and (f)(6) Medical Recordkeeping.    (b)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees or the temporary workers whose day-to-day activity the business directs, in that its Bloodborne Pathogens Policy did not document a method of implementation for Communication of Hazards to Employees compliant with 29 CFR 1910.1030(g), specifically 1910.1030(g)(2), Information and Training.    (c)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees or the temporary workers whose day-to-day activity the business directs, in that its Bloodborne Pathogens Policy did not document a method of implementation for Recordkeeping compliant with 29 CFR 1910.1030(h).    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(C): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the procedure for the evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents, as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(i):    (a)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees or the temporary workers whose day-to-day activity the business directs, in that its Bloodborne Pathogens Policy did not document the procedure to follow to evaluate exposure incidents.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    (a)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees in that its Bloodborne Pathogens Policy did not document annual considerations of safer devices.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    (a)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees in that its Bloodborne Pathogens Policy did not document the solicitation for input from workers with direct patient care responsibilities, to evaluate and select safer devices, and evaluate engineering and work practice controls.        Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): The employer having employees with occupational exposure did not prepare an exposure determination:    (a)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees or the temporary workers whose day-to-day activity the business directs, in that no exposure determination had been prepared as part of the Exposure Control Plan.    Abatement Note:  An exposure determination lists all job classifications in which all employees have occupational exposure, and all job classifications in which some employees have occupational exposure; and identifies all tasks and procedures in which occupational exposure occurs and the job classifications that performed each task and procedure.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:    (a)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees or the temporary workers whose day-to-day activity the business directs, in that it did not train workers with occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials at initial assignment and annually, on the items detailed in 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii).    Abatement Note:  Per 29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(2), bloodborne pathogen training records include date of the training, content summary, name and qualifications of the trainer(s), name and job titles of all persons in attendance.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,524 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available after the employee had received the training required in 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(I) or within 10 working days of initial assignment to employees who had occupational exposure:     (a)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees or the temporary workers whose day-to-day activity the business directs, by offering the hepatitis B vaccine to workers hired in positions with occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Oct 11, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  On or about July 22, 2019, and at times prior, Colorado Heart & Vascular P.C., did not ensure the safety and health of its employees or the temporary workers whose day-to-day activity the business directs, who declined the hepatitis B vaccine to sign a declination form compliant with Appendix A.      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").