OSHA Inspection: KELTON HOME HEALTH CARE, INC.

Issued

2022-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite-specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  (a) The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures that included all provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix).  The employer required home health care employees to wear filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Issued

2022-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:   (a) The employer did not provide employees with a NIOSH-certified respirator.  The employer required home health care employees to wear filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.  Employees wore KN-95 respirators that were not NIOSH-certified.

Issued

2022-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator before requiring the use.  The employer required home health care employees to wear filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Issued

2022-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-06 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 prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:   (a) The employer did not provide a fit test to all employees required to wear respirators.  The employer required home health care employees to wear filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.