OSHA Inspection: SHELTER ISLAND TN HWY DEPT

Issued

Nov 18, 2008

Abate by

Apr 3, 2009

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 employee.
a) Employees of the Town of Shelter Island's Highway Dept were exposed to
the hazard of
being infected with the rabies virus through possible direct contact with
saliva and other
potentially infectious materials from rabid animals (eg, raccoons, fox,
opposum, 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
comprehensive rabies control training program including 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 (eg, 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

Nov 18, 2008

Abate by

Apr 3, 2009

Issued

Nov 18, 2008

Abate by

Apr 3, 2009