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Dermlab, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Birmingham, Alabama · Medical Laboratories · NAICS 621511

1inspections
12citation items
$3,393current penalties
Aug 24, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Dermlab, LLC once in Alabama.

The inspection began on Aug 24, 2018 after a complaint, in Birmingham.

That inspection ended with 12 citation items: 10 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $5,655 and now stand at $3,393, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for health care employers since 2015 is $1,050, and Dermlab, LLC averages $3,393 (1 cited inspection).

Dermlab, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343417432 OPENED AUG 24, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Dec 4, 2018

3918 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213 · Medical Laboratories · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,885$1,131Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$1,885$1,131Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2e
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,885$1,131Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(6) · Formaldehyde
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 23, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1450(d)(4) · Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 23, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1048 · Formaldehyde

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(6)

(6) Employee notification of monitoring results. The employer must, within 15 working days after the receipt of the results of any monitoring performed under this section, notify each affected employee of these results either individually in writing or by posting the results in an appropriate location that is accessible to employees. If employee exposure is above the PEL, affected employees shall be provided with a description of the corrective actions being taken by the employer to decrease exposure.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.1450 · Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories

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