OSHA Inspection: PARKLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.

Issued

2019-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5626.00 · Current $3657.00 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 is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:        (a) On or about 05/31/2019, at facility, for the paramedics and EMTs wearing 3M N95 respirators while responding to people with conditions such as, but not limited to, ebola, tuberculosis, and communicable respiratory infections.  The employees were not provided a medical evaluation prior to being required to wear the respirator.

Issued

2019-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3752.00 · Current $2439.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that employees using tight fitting face piece respirators pass an appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.     (a) On or about 05/31/2019, at facility, for the paramedics and EMTs wearing 3M N95 respirators while responding to people with conditions such as, but not limited to, ebola, tuberculosis, and communicable respiratory infections.  The employees were not provided a fit test prior to being required to wear the respirator.    Parkland Ambulance Service, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1027227, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/10/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 793 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12307.