OSHA Inspection: BERLIN TN HWY DEPT

Issued

Jan 9, 2001

Abate by

May 22, 2001

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2, Section 27a(3a)(1): The employer did not furnish to each
of its employees,
employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized
hazards that are
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to its employees
and which will
provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, safety or health
of its employees.  In
applying this paragraph, fundamental distinctions between private and
public sector
employment has been recognized.
(a) At the Town of Berlin Highway Department, employees, during the
performance of their
assigned duties, are exposed to the hazard of contracting Lyme Disease
while working in tick
habitat areas identified as having a high or moderate risk of harboring
the
tick vector of
Lyme disease.  This hazard is recognized by the Centers for Disease
Control in their June 4,
1999 publication, "Recommendations for the Use of Lyme Disease Vaccine,
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices".
This hazard is
not likely to cause death but, is likely to cause substantial illness and
impairment if not
identified and treated promptly.
Reasonable and adequate methods to abate this hazard include, but are not
limited to:
Implement an educational program for employees with exposure which
includes the signs and
sumptoms of Lyme Disease infection, the importance of seeking immediate
medical attention,
self inspection for attached tick at the conclusion of each work day when
exposure to tick
habitat occurred, the proper method of removal of attached ticks, proper
clothing for work in
tick habitat, proper use of repellants and insecticides, and the risks and
benefits of
vaccination against Lyme Disease.
Make available vaccinations to employees assigned work duties which
exposes
them to tick
habitat in accordance with the current Centers for Disease Control
Guidelines.

Issued

Jan 9, 2001

Abate by

Feb 27, 2001

Issued

Jan 9, 2001

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Feb 27, 2001

Issued

Jan 9, 2001

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May 22, 2001

Issued

Jan 9, 2001

Abate by

Jan 29, 2001

Issued

Jan 2, 2001

Abate by

Feb 20, 2001

Issued

Jan 2, 2001

Abate by

May 15, 2001