OSHA Inspection: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $1449.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that all medical evaluations and procedures including the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series, post-exposure evaluation, or follow-up, including prophylaxis, were made available to the employee at a reasonable time and place:    Facility: All medical evaluations and procedures, post-exposure evaluations, and follow-ups, to include prophylaxis, were not made available to each employee that sustained or experienced needle sticks from contaminated or use needles.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): Following a report of an exposure incident, the employer did not make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation or follow-up:    Facility:  Each employee that experienced a needlestick incident and was not offered a confidential medical evaluation nor follow-up.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $869.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan was accessible to employees, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e):    Facility:  A copy of the Exposure Control Plan was not available and accessible to all employees.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:  Facility:  The Exposure Control Plan was not updated and reviewed at least annually.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1159.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B): Annual documentation for consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure was not conducted.    Facility: An annual consideration and implementation of safer medical devices was not conducted and documented annually.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, did not solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan:  F:acility:  Solicited input from non-managerial employees exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls was not conducted and documented in the Exposure Control Plan.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1159.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure might take place:    Facility:  Bloodborne pathogen training was not provided to each employee with occupational exposure at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually:  Facility:  Each employee covered under the Bloodborne Pathogen Program was not provided with bloodborne pathogens training at least annually.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(K): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the procedure to follow if an exposure incident occurred, including the method of reporting the incident or the medical follow-up that would be made available:  Facility: The bloodborne pathogens training program did not adequately explain and contain correct exposure incident reporting methods and medical follow up process.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $869.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    Facility:  Each employee required to handle and work with products and chemicals such as but not limited to Clorox Wipes and Cetylcide II were not provided with information and training in the chemical hazard communications at the time of their initial assignment and/or whenever a new product or chemical was introduced into the workplace.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  Facility:  Each employee required to handle and work with products and chemicals were not provided with information as to the location of the safety data sheets (SDSs).

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): 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):  Facility:  A workplace hazard assessment to determine the necessary and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for all job task and work assignments was not conducted.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that employees who declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer signed the statement in appendix A:  Facility: Each employee that declined the hepatitis B vaccination had not signed and dated a declination form.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(1)(i): The employer did not establish records in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020 and maintain an accurate medical record for each employee with occupational exposure:  Facility: The employer did not establish records or maintained an accurate medical record for each employee that sustained a needlestick with a contaminated needle.

Issued

2017-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i): The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps:  Facility:  The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log.