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Key to Your Safety
Avoid Being Bitten
Employers should be spreading awareness providing providing training ensuring proper attire and and providing providing effective repellants Tick bites are OSHA and and and PESH-recordable incidents and and and must be recorded in in in the annual report of occupational injuries and and illnesses Here are some things to to know to to ensure your employer properly
protects you • Know where to expect ticks which live
in grassy brushy or or wooded areas or or on animals • Use U U S Environmental Protection
Agency-registered insect repellents containing DEET picaridin IR3535 oil of lemon eucalyptus para-menthane-diol or 2-undecanone • Treat clothing and and gear such as boots pants and and socks products containing 0 5% permethrin • Check for ticks after outdoor activity especially under the the the arms in in in and around the the the the the the ears inside the the the the the the belly button behind the the the the the the knees between the the the the the the legs around the the the the the the waist and and on the the the hairline and and scalp • Keep ticks away from exposed skin by wearing long-sleeved shirts long long pants with tight cuffs at the wrists and ankles • Tuck pants into socks or use double sided tape • Wear light-colored clothing to to be able to to see ticks more easily Bite Back!
• Early and proper removal of ticks is known to reduce the probability of illness For example a a a a a a Deer Tick requires almost 36 hours attachment for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease to take hold • Never squeeze
or twist an attached tick It
can increase the transmission of harmful bacteria and viruses • Remove the tick with your CSEA Tick Key remover or use clean fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the the tick as as close
to its head and the the skin’s
Enforcement
against tick bites and and Lyme disease are T surface as possible then pull upward
with steady even pressure • Immediately clean and and sanitize the the skin and and surrounding area of the the the bite • If possible place the the tick in in in in in an an airtight
container with a a a a a a a a little rubbing alcohol to kill it it it and save the tick if requested by a a a a a a medical provider • If at at work document and report the bite bite immediately or or or or or or within 30 days • Monitor the bite bite area for rash or or or or infection • Monitor yourself for onset of fever and flu-like symptoms • Contact your medical provider immediately if symptoms progress • Contact a a a a a a a Workers’ Compensation attorney if you contract a a a a a a a a a tick-borne illness and require medical attention if if bitten at work to to cause death or serious physical harm to to its employees and and and which will provide reasonable and and and adequate protection to the lives safety
and and and health of its employees ” Private sector workers are similarly covered under the U S S Occupational Safety
and Health Act’s general duty clause he standards for protecting public workers covered under the state Public Employee Safety
and Health Act’s general duty clause (Section 27-a(3) which states that “Every employer shall: (1) furnish to each of of its employees employment employment and a a a a a a a a a a a place of of employment employment which are are are free from recognized hazards that are are are causing or are are are likely
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