OSHA Inspection: CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5581.00 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) In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, employees required to wear N95 respirators for protection from airborne biologicals were not provided with a medical evaluation, exposing employees to physiological hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5581.00 Reduced

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) In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, employees required to wear Halyard Health Inc. and Progear N95 particulate filter respirators for protection from airborne biologicals were not fit-tested, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5581.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(c)(2):  The employer did not assure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of formaldehyde which exceeded two parts formaldehyde per million parts of air (2 ppm) as a 15-minute STEL:  a)  In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not assure that employees were not exposed to an airborne concentration of formaldehyde exceeding two parts formaldehyde per million parts of air (2 ppm) as a 15-minute STEL.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5581.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(d)(2)(ii):  The initial monitoring process was not repeated each time there was a change in production, equipment, process, personnel, or control measures which could have resulted in new or additional exposure to formaldehyde:  a)  In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, the initial monitoring process was not repeated each time there was a change in production, equipment, process, personnel, or control measures which could result in new or additional exposure to formaldehyde, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5581.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(d)(2)(iii):  The employer received reports of signs or symptoms of respiratory or dermal conditions associated with formaldehyde exposure and the employer did not promptly monitor the affected employee's exposure:  a)  In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto,  when the employer received reports of signs and symptoms of respiratory conditions associated with formaldehyde exposure, the employer did not promptly monitor the affected employees' exposures, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5581.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(f)(1):  Engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to formaldehyde at or below the TWA and the STEL:  a)  In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, engineering controls were not maintained to keep employee exposures to formaldehyde at or below the STEL, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5581.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(g)(1)(i): The employer did not provide required respirators and ensure their use by employees during the interval necessary to install or implement feasible engineering and work practice controls:  a) In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, respirators were not used during periods necessary to install and repair the engineering controls, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $7813.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(h)(1)(i): All contact of the eyes and skin with liquids containing 1 percent or more formaldehyde was not prevented by the use of chemical protective clothing made of material impervious to formaldehyde and the use of other personal protective equipment such as goggles and face shields, as appropriate to the operation:  a)  In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, employees working with formalin did not use goggles and face shields, exposing employees to contact hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5581.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(l)(1)(i): The employer did not institute medical surveillance programs for all employees exposed to formaldehyde at concentrations at or exceeding the action level or exceeding the STEL:  a) In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not institute medical surveillance programs for all employees exposed to formaldehyde at concentrations exceeding the STEL, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5581.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(n)(3): The training program did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(3)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(3)(vii):   a)  In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, the training program did not include a discussion of 29 CFR 1910.1048; a discussion of the contents of the Safety Data Sheet for formaldehyde; the purpose for and a description of the medical surveillance program required by 29 CFR 1910.1048, including a description of the potential health hazards associated with exposure to formaldehyde and a description of the signs and symptoms of exposure to formaldehyde and instructions to immediately report to the employer the development of any adverse signs or symptoms that the employee suspects is attributable to formaldehyde exposure; an explanation of the safe work practices appropriate for limiting exposure to formaldehyde for each job; the purpose for, proper use of, and limitations of personal protective equipment; instructions for the handling of spills, emergencies, and clean-up procedures; an explanation of the importance of engineering and work practice controls for employee protection and necessary instruction in the use of these controls; and a review of emergency procedures including the specific duties or assignments of each employee in the event of an emergency, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1253.00 · Current $627.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(d)(6): Employees were not notified within 15 working days of receiving the results of exposure monitoring of formaldehyde, in writing, either by distributing copies of the results to the employees or by posting the results:   a)  In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, employees who had been monitoring for formaldehyde exposure had not been notified, in writing, of the results within 15 working days, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1253.00 · Current $627.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(o)(1)(vi):  The record of all measurements taken to monitor employee exposure to formaldehyde did not include the names, job classifications, social security numbers, and exposure estimates of the employees whose exposures were represented by the actual monitoring results:  a)  In the Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16,2023 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not include the name of the employee whose exposure was represented by the actual monitoring results.

Issued

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1253.00 · Current $627.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(o)(6)(i): The employer did not upon request make all records maintained as a requirement of 29 CFR 1910.1048 available for examination and copying to the Assistant Secretary and the Director:   a)  In Cryostat Lab 0295, on or about March 16, 2023 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not make employee formaldehyde exposure records available to  OSHA upon request.