OSHA Inspection: NUVANCE HEALTH, INC.

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5122.00 · Current $3585.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1)(ii): When the employer had assessed the workplace hazard(s) and determined that hazard(s) were present, the employer did not communicate the selection decision(s) to each affected employee:   Hazardous Drug Buffer Room: On or about April 21, 2023, when the employer had assessed the workplace hazard(s) and selected the type and usage of personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to protect affected employees, they failed to communicate the selection decision(s) to each affected employee when employees handled hazardous drugs in the pharmacy using only one pair of gloves to prepare the medication.

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  a) Diebold Family Cancer Center - Outpatient Infusion Suite: On or about April 21, 2023, the employer did not require the use of chemical-barrier face and eye protection where splashing was possible when chemotherapy drugs were administered to patients.   b) Hazardous Drug Buffer Room: On or about April 21, 2023, the employer did not require the use of chemical-barrier face and eye protection where splashing was possible while working at or above eye level during drug preparation processes and while cleaning the biosafety cabinet and isolation room where hazardous drugs were processed.

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5122.00 · Current $3585.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(3)(i): The employer did not provide a respirator that was adequate to protect the health of the employee under routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations:  On or about April 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees wore a NIOSH approved respirator during handling activities that generated aerosols of hazardous drugs in the following locations:  a) Diebold Family Cancer Center - Outpatient Infusion Suite b) Hazardous Drug Buffer Room