U.S. 攻撃する,衝突するs nursing home 操作者 with first coronavirus workplace citation

By Tom Hals

July 22 (Reuters) - The Department of Labor 特記する/引用するd an Ohio nursing home 操作者 for failing to 保護する 労働者s from the coronavirus, the first time that a U.S. 雇用者 was 設立する in 違反 of 連邦の safety 保護s relating to COVID-19.

Healthcare company OHNH EMP LLC, which operates as CommuniCare Health Services, was 特記する/引用するd for 違反s at three Ohio nursing homes. The 操作者 許すd staff to use the same N95 呼吸器械 for up to a week and 欠如(する)d a 包括的な respiratory 保護 計画(する), の中で other 違反s, the department said on Tuesday.

The company 論争d the findings and said it ーするつもりであるd to 捜し出す an 調整 of the citation and 提案するd 刑罰,罰則 of $40,482.

The citations by the department's Occupational Safety and Health 行政 are the first for safety 関係のある to the coronavirus, a department 広報担当者 said on Wednesday. Citations can lead to 罰金s.

OSHA has received 7,943 (民事の)告訴s about workplace safety 関係のある to the coronavirus pandemic and 完全にするd 調査s of 6,086.

In May, OSHA 特記する/引用するd a Georgia nursing home for 記録,記録的な/記録する-keeping 違反s 関係のある to coronavirus, によれば the 広報担当者.

Unions have 需要・要求するd OSHA 問題/発行する 実施できる 支配するs 要求するing 厳格な人 safety 対策 to 停止(させる) the spread of the coronavirus.

OSHA has 問題/発行するd 指導/手引 that it says 許すs 商売/仕事s to 答える/応じる more quickly to a 速く changing 突発/発生.

In the 事例/患者 of the Ohio nursing homes, 視察官s from OSHA 調査/捜査するd after seven 労働者s were 入院させるd.

The company said it has been proactive by 可決する・採択するing 保護の 対策 before they were recommended by regulators and spent more than $4 million on 保護の gear.

"We believe OSHA´s 決定/判定勝ち(する) was made in a vacuum," said Fred Stratmann, the company's general counsel. He said the company made reasonable 成果/努力s to 従う but also 公式文書,認めるd it was not 要求するd to put in place a respiratory 保護 計画(する). (報告(する)/憶測ing by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delaware; 付加 報告(する)/憶測ing by Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York; Editing by Steve Orlofsky, Noeleen Walder and Leslie Adler)

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