Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 010A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1096(d)(1): The employer did not make such surveys as necessary to evaluate the radiation hazards incident to the production, use, release, disposal or presence of radioactive materials or other sources of radiation under a specific set of conditions: (a) On or about 7/15/2014 at The New York and Presbyterian Hospital dba NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia University Medical Center on unit 3HN inside Millstein hospital building, clinical staff were exposed to hazardous ionizing radiation. The employer failed to evaluate this area for radiation hazards through surveys while the unit was utilized to provide radiation therapies during adjacent hospital construction activities. (b) On or about 7/15/2014 In the dirty linen chute rooms underneath Millstein and Children's hospital buildings at The New York and Presbyterian Hospital dba NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia University Medical Center, linen workers exposed to ionizing radiation during the handling of "hot" bags of contaminated laundry. The employer did not perform a survey such as but not limited to dosimetry to evaluate their radiation hazards.