OSHA Inspection: HOLLAND TN HALL

Issued

Mar 17, 2008

Abate by

May 1, 2008

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2, Section 27-a.3.a(1):  The employer did not furnish
employment and a place
of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause
death or serious harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
Workers (Animal Control Officer, Police Officer, etc.) were exposed to the
hazard of being
infected with the rabies virus through possible direct contact with
saliva, blood, or other body
fluids of potentially rabid animals (such as skunks, raccoons, deer, and
foxes) being introduced
into open cuts or wounds in the skin or via mucous membranes. In applying
this paragraph,
fundamental distinctions between private and public employment have been
recognized.  Feasible
and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard, among others, are:
1.Training to include proper handling procedures, personal protective
equipment, the
etiology and modes of transmission of the disease, decontamination and
avoidance of
animal/saliva contact.
2.Follow-up procedures to be implemented after an exposure incident.
Workers who have
occupational exposure and who have experienced an exposure incident shall
be offered
post-exposure vaccination and other treatment in accordance with the
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. The follow-up shall take place as soon as possible
and at no cost
to the employee.
3.Hand-washing. After removing gloves, hands or other skin surfaces shall
be washed
thoroughly and immediately after contact with body fluids.
4.Decontamination. Tools and other surfaces potentially contaminated with
infectious saliva
or body fluids must be disinfected with a 10solution of sodium
hypochlorite
(household bleach) in water.
5.Prevaccination.
a)The Dog Control Officer was exposed to the hazard of being infected with
the
rabies virus through possible direct contact with the saliva, blood and
other body
fluids of potentially rabid animals, such as dogs, into open cuts or
wounds in the
skin or via mucous membranes.

Issued

Mar 17, 2008

Abate by

Apr 3, 2008

Issued

Mar 17, 2008

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Apr 3, 2008

Issued

Mar 17, 2008

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Apr 3, 2008

Issued

Mar 17, 2008

Abate by

May 1, 2008