OSHA Inspection: TREE OF LIFE MGT SERVICES LLC

Issued

2022-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(1)(i). Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.   (a) Hotel - On or about 9/19/21, housekeeping employees disposed of used syringes with needles and the employer did not establish a written exposure control plan.

Issued

2022-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(1): Contaminated sharps shall be discarded immediately or as soon as feasible in containers that are: Closable; Puncture resistant; Leakproof on sides and bottom; and Labeled or color-coded in accordance with paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this standard.  (a) Hotel - On or about 9/19/21, housekeeping employees removed contaminated sharps from hotel rooms and discarded them in regular trash. The employer did not provide appropriate containers for sharps disposal.

Issued

2022-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(f)(2)(i):Hepatitis B vaccination shall be made available after the employee has received the training required in paragraph (g)(2)(vii)(I) and within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure unless the employee has previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, antibody testing has revealed that the employee is immune, or the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons.  (a) Hotel - On or about 9/19/21, housekeeping employees removed contaminated sharps from hotel rooms and the employer did not make the Hepatitis B vaccine available within 10 days of initial assignment.

Issued

2022-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(g)(2)(i):The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.  (a) Hotel - On or about 9/19/21, the employer did not provide training on Bloodborne Pathogens to housekeeping employees who were required to dispose of contaminated sharps.

Issued

2022-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $1755.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  (a) Hotel - On or about 9/19/21, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous chemical including bleach solution (irritant) and Ecolab sodium hydroxide solution (irritant/corrosive).

Issued

2022-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)  (a) Hotel Laundry - On or about 9/19/2021, the employer did not ensure that all safety data sheets were readily accessible to employees in that the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for Clorox bleach solution.

Issued

2022-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  (a) Hotel - On or about 9/19/2021, the employer did not provide effective training on hazardous chemicals to employees who were exposed to substances such as bleach solution (irritant) and sodium hydroxide solution (corrosive).