Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CUTS

NYSLL Article 2, Section 27(a)(3a)(1): The employer did not furnish to each of its employees employment and a place of employment which were 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. a) HEOL of Rensselaer County Highway Department were exposed to the hazard of being infected with the rabies virus through possible direct contact with saliva of potentially rabid animals (such as raccoons and dogs) 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 were recognized. Reasonable and adequate abatement methods for reducing this hazard, among others, are: a) Training: A comprehensive training program including proper handling practices, personal protective equipment, the etiology and modes of transmission of the disease, decontamination and avoidance of animal/saliva contact. Training shall be provided to all employees who are assigned duties where there is occupational exposure to rabies.