A dental practice is among 25 Michigan workplaces cited last week by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration for COVID-19 violations.
Grand Blanc-based Michigan Dental Wellness Center was fined $400 after a MOISHA inspection that was initiated in response to an employee complaint.
Citations were given for the following reasons:
- Lack of a written COVID-19 preparedness and response plan.
- Failure to require face coverings when social distancing couldn't be maintained.
- Not practicing social distancing to the maximum extent possible at the worksite.
- Not implementing industry-specific administrative and engineering controls for dental offices and not disinfecting high-touch surfaces.
If employers fix the problems and agree not to appeal, they only have to pay half the fine, otherwise they have 15 business days to appeal the citations.