OSHA Inspection: R2GATE AMERICA INC.

Issued

Dec 1, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $4,688 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1):The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  a) 600 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Employees are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while performing sales demonstrations during dental surgeries like but not limited to tooth extractions. The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), on or about July 13, 2023.

Issued

Dec 1, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $4,688 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(d)(3)(i): Provision. When there is occupational exposure, the employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields or masks and eye protection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices. Personal protective equipment will be considered "appropriate" only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employee's work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucous membranes under normal conditions of use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used.   a) 600 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Employees are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while performing sales demonstrations during dental surgeries like but not limited to tooth extractions. The employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment, on or about July 13, 2023.

Issued

Dec 1, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $4,688 Reduced

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) 600 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Employees are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while performing sales demonstrations during dental surgeries like but not limited to tooth extractions. The employer did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure, on or about July 13, 2023.

Issued

Dec 1, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $4,688 Reduced

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) 600 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Employees are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while performing sales demonstrations during dental surgeries like but not limited to tooth extractions. The employer did not train each employee with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in accordance with the requirements of this section, on or about July 13, 2023.

Issued

Dec 1, 2023

Abate by

Dec 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) 600 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Employees are exposed to chemical hazards while wiping down PPE and surgical kits with CaviWipes and alcohol. The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area , on or about July 13, 2023.