OSHA Inspection: FLORENCE TN HWY DEPT

Issued

Jul 14, 2005

Abate by

Oct 13, 2005

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2 Section 27(a)(3a)(1): Employer did not furnish to each of
its employees
employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized
hazards that were
causing or were 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) Employees of the Town of Florence Highway Department, 11873 T.C.
Florence Rd.,
Florence, NY were exposed to the hazard of being infected with the rabies
virus through
possible direct contact with saliva of rabid animals (e.g., raccoons, fox,
opossum, cats, dogs,
deer or others) being introduced into open cuts or wounds in the skin or
via mucous
membranes which can occur when workers pick up and remove road kill or
other dead
animals. Reasonable and adequate abatement methods for reducing this
hazard,
among
others, are:
1) Training- The employer had not developed and implemented an effective
rabies control
training program dealing with, but not necessarily limited to, the proper
handling practices of
removing road kill; the personal protective equipment needed; the etiology
and modes of of
transmission of the disease; decontamination of equipment and personal
hygiene (hand
washing); avoidance of animal/saliva contact; and follow-up procedures in
the event of an
exposure incident.
NOTE: Training shall be provided to all workers who are assigned tasks
where there is
occupational exposure to rabies.

Issued

Jul 14, 2005

Abate by

Jul 19, 2005

Issued

Jul 14, 2005

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Oct 13, 2005

Issued

Jul 14, 2005

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Aug 30, 2005

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Jul 14, 2005

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Aug 30, 2005

Issued

Jul 14, 2005

Abate by

Aug 30, 2005