OSHA Inspection: CLAVERACK TN HWY DEPT

Issued

Oct 14, 2002

Abate by

Jan 16, 2003

General-duty citation text

NYSL 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
which will provide
reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, safety or health of its
employees:
(a) At the Claverac Town 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 Advisor 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:
Implemented and educational 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 and proper use of repellants and
insecticides.

Issued

Oct 14, 2002

Abate by

Jan 16, 2003

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2, Section 27(a)(3a)(1):  The employer did not furnish to
each of its
employees employment and a place of employment which is 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 have been recognized.
(a) Claverac Twn. Hwy. Dept., Schoolhouse & Millbrook Rd. Hudson -
Employees assigned
to pick up roadkill at the highway department were exposed to the hazard
of being infected
with rabies virus through direct contact with saliva of potentially rabid
animals (such as
racoons, deer) being introduced into open cuts or wounds in the skin via
mucous membranes.
Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard, among
others are:
(1) Training.  A comprehensive training program including proper handling
practices,
personal protective equipment, the etiology and modes of transmission of
the disease,
decontamination and avoidance of animal/saliva contact shall be
implemented.
NOTE:  Training shall be provided to all workers who are assigned tasks
where there is
occupational exposure to rabies.

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Dec 3, 2002

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Oct 25, 2002

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Nov 8, 2002

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Nov 1, 2002

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