OSHA Inspection: THE MARYLAND MANAGEMENT COMPANY DBA WOODBROOK LP

Issued

Oct 4, 2011

Abate by

Oct 4, 2011

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

employment and a place of
employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to employees:
(a)Date of Violation:On or about 08/03/11
Condition:Two service employees who manually caught and removed bats from
residential
apartment buildings were exposed to the hazard of being infected with the
rabies virus
through direct contact with saliva of potentially rabid bats being
introduced by bites
and into open cuts or wounds in the skin via mucous membranes.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to comply with
the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Guidelines for bats in
houses, bat exclusion, bats and
diseases. A reasonable and adequate abatement method for reducing this
hazard, among others, is the
development and implementation of an effective comprehensive rabies
control training program including, but
not limited to, the proper handling practices of removing live and or dead
bats, the personal protective
equipment needed, the etiology and modes of transmission of the disease,
decontamination of equipment and
personal hygiene (example hand washing), avoidance of bat/saliva contact
and follow up procedures in the
event of exposure incident. Training shall be provided to all workers who
are assigned tasks where there is
occupational exposure to rabies.e