OSHA Inspection: POCONO MOUNTAIN REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Issued

2021-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3481.00 · Current $2610.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(2)(i): The employer did not identify a physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) to perform medical evaluations using a medical questionnaire or an initial medical examination that obtained the same information as the medical questionnaire:  a) PMR in Coolbaugh Township, PA:  Employees were provided with respirator medical evaluations using the medical questionnaire, and the employer did not utilize a PLHCP that was operating within the scope of their license when performing these respirator medical evaluations, on or about October 28, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2021-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(4)(i): The medical questionnaire and examinations were not administered confidentially during the employee's normal working hours or at a time and place convenient to the employee:  a) PMR in Coolbaugh Township, PA:  Employees were provided with respirator medical evaluations using the medical questionnaire, and these questionnaires were not administered confidentially in that the employer evaluated and maintained these confidential medical records, on or about October 28, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2021-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a) PMR in Coolbaugh Township, PA:  An employee was required to wear an N95 filtering facepiece respirator for protection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the employer did not provide this employee with a quantitative fit test when the employee was unable to pass a qualitative fit test, on or about 10/20/2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2021-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used:  a) PMR in Coolbaugh Township, PA: An employee was required to wear an N95 filtering facepiece respirator for protection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the employer permitted this employee to wear a make and model respirator for which the employee was not fit tested, on or about October 20, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2021-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(m)(2)(i)(E): The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative fit tests administered to an employee which included the pass/fail results for qualitative fit tests:  a) PMR in Coolbaugh Township, PA:  The employer's qualitative fit test record did not indicate whether employees passed or failed their fit test(s), on or about October 20, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED