OSHA Inspection: DENNING TN HWY DEPT

Issued

Dec 26, 2005

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Feb 14, 2006

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Art. 2, Sec. 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 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 and health of its employees.  In applying this
paragraph, fundamental distinctions between private and public
sector employment have been recognized.
(a)  Town of Denning 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 Contol in their June 4, 1999 publication,
"Recommendtions 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 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.

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Dec 26, 2005

Abate by

Feb 14, 2006

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Dec 26, 2005

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Mar 29, 2006

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Dec 26, 2005

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Mar 29, 2006

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Dec 26, 2005

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Feb 14, 2006

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Dec 26, 2005

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Mar 29, 2006

Issued

Dec 26, 2005

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Feb 14, 2006