OSHA Inspection: HOOSICK TN HWY DEPT

Issued

2002-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-05 00:00:00

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2, Sect. 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 cauuse 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:
(a) At the Town of Hoosick 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.
In applying this paragraph, fundamental distinctions between private and
public sector
employment have been recognized.
Reasonable and adequate methods to abate this hazard include, but are not
limited to:
Implement and education program for employees with exposure which includes
the signs and
symptoms 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 insecticies, 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 (CDC)
Guidelines.

Issued

2002-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-01-31 00:00:00

Issued

2002-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-03-12 00:00:00

Issued

2002-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-03-12 00:00:00

Issued

2002-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-03-12 00:00:00