OSHA Inspection: ELMIRA CITY ANIMAL SHELTER

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

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Jan 28, 2013

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Dec 12, 2012

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Jan 28, 2013

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Dec 12, 2012

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Mar 11, 2013

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Dec 12, 2012

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Apr 22, 2013

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

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Mar 11, 2013

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Dec 12, 2012

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Apr 22, 2013

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 have potential
exposure to rabies.
Workers (Animal Shelter Workers, Animal Control Officers, Police Officers,
etc.) are at risk
of exposure to and infection from 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.  A feasible and useful abatement method for reducing this
hazard, among
others, is:
Development and implementation of a Rabies Exposure Control Program that
includes:
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 10 solution of sodium
hypochlorite (household bleach)
in water.
5. Pre-exposure vaccinations.
Elmira City Animal Shelter,
a)  All shelter employees are at greater risk of rabies exposure than the
general populations
during the performance of their normal job duties.  The employees
performing sample
preparation (decapitations) of animals suspected to have rabies are at a
higher exposure risk.
No Rabies Exposure Control Plan has been developed.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Mar 11, 2013

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

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Jan 28, 2013