OSHA Inspection: PROGRESSIVE IMPLANTOLOGY & PERIODONTICS

Issued

Jul 21, 2021

Abate by

Aug 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $3,072 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) Facility -  On or about and prior to February 12, 2021,  Periodontist and Surgical Dental Assist employees wore half-mask air-purifying respirators while performing dental and surgical procedures.  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or used the respirator in the workplace.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 21, 2021

Abate by

Aug 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Facility - On or about and prior to February 12, 2021,Periodontist and Surgical Dental Assistant employees were required to don filtering facepiece, 3M 8511 half-mask air-purifying respirators while performing dental and surgical procedures.  Employees were not fit-tested prior to the initial use of the respirator.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 21, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,827 · Current $5,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated when 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)  Facility -  On or about and prior to February 12, 2021 - the employer's annual review and update of the exposure control plan including "OSHA Regulations and Guidelines for the Practice of Progressive Implantology and Periodontics" did not document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 21, 2021

Abate by

Sep 2, 2021

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 on the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan:   a)  Facility -  On or about and prior to February 12, 2021 - the employer, who has employees with occupational exposure to blood and OPIM and 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 on the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 21, 2021

Abate by

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually:  a)  Facility -  On or about and prior to February 12, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the training required by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen standard was provided to all employees with occupational exposure at least annually.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 21, 2021

Abate by

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(B): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain a general explanation of the epidemiology and symptoms of bloodborne diseases:   a)  Facility -  On or about and prior to February 12, 2021, the employer's bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain a general explanation of the epidemiology of bloodborne diseases including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 21, 2021

Abate by

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(M): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the signs, labels, or color coding required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1):   a)  Facility -  On or about and prior to February 12, 2021,  the employer's bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the signs, bio-hazard labels, or color coding required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1).   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 21, 2021

Abate by

Sep 2, 2021

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)  Facility -  On or about and prior to February 12, 2021, 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, which states:  I understand that due to my occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials I may be at risk of acquiring hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. I have been given the opportunity to be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine, at no charge to myself. However, I decline hepatitis B vaccination at this time. I understand that by declining this vaccine, I continue to be at risk of acquiring hepatitis B, a serious disease. If in the future I continue to have occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials and I want to be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine, I can receive the vaccination series at no charge to me.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED