OSHA Inspection: BEACON CITY HWY DEPT

Issued

Sep 5, 2007

Abate by

Dec 6, 2007

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 has been recognized.
a.) Employees of the Beacon City Highway Dept. were exposed to the hazard
of being
infected with the rabies virus through possible direct contact with saliva
of rabid animals( eg.
raccoons, foxes, opossum, cats, dogs, etc) 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 the 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
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.e

Issued

Sep 5, 2007

Abate by

Oct 23, 2007

Issued

Sep 5, 2007

Abate by

Oct 23, 2007

Issued

Sep 5, 2007

Abate by

Jan 22, 2008

Issued

Sep 5, 2007

Abate by

Oct 23, 2007