OSHA Inspection: TRANSITIONS HEALTHCARE WASHINGTON PA LLC

Issued

2019-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-15 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:  a) Worksite, On or about February 8, 2019 - The Transitions Healthcare policy titled "IC-501 Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan" did not include documentation on the needle survey completed in November 2018.

Issued

2019-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8525.00 · Current $5720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(ii): Engineering controls were not examined and maintained or replaced on a regular schedule to ensure their effectiveness:    a) Worksite, On or about February 8, 2019 - The employer did not ensure that engineering controls such as safer cover devices continue to function effectively, in that mechanical dependent controls were functioning as intended on for devices such as but not limited to insulin needles and syringes.

Issued

2019-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8525.00 · Current $5720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available after the employee had received the training required in paragraph (g)(2)(vii)(I) and within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure unless the employee had previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, antibody testing had revealed that the employee is immune, or the vaccine was contraindicated for medical reasons:    a) Worksite, On or about February 8, 2019 - The Hepatitis B Vaccination was not made available to all employees who have occupational exposure.

Issued

2019-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8525.00 · Current $5720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii): The employer's training program did not contain the minimum elements required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(A) through (g)(2)(vii)(N):    a) Worksite, On or about February 8, 2019 - Transitions Healthcare's bloodborne pathogen training did not contain materials on post exposure procedures among other missing required topics.

Issued

2019-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A): Training was not provided at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place:  a) Worksite, On or about February 8, 2019 - New hire nursing occupational employees were not provided bloodborne pathogen training before hands on exposure to nursing tasks.

Issued

2019-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-30 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 provide training to each employee with occupational exposure at least annually thereafter the initial training:  a) Worksite, On or about February 8, 2019 - The employer did not ensure various nursing positions such as but not limited to CNA's, RN, LPN's, PCA's and environmental service employees with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens participated in the annual training program.

Issued

2019-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(2)(i): The employer's records for annual bloodborne pathogen training did not include all of the elements required by (h)(2)(i)(A)-(D) of 29 CFR 1910.1030:  a) Worksite, On or about February 8, 2019 - The training program for occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens did not include the information on the content or a summary of the employer's training sessions, among other required training records.

Issued

2019-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a)  Worksite, On or about February 28, 2019 - The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program. Dietary, Laundry, Kitchen and Environmental Service departmental employees used hazard chemical solvents such as but not limited to Booster Plus Intermediate Fg which contained sodium hydroxide and other hazardous chemicals.