猪场预防与管理指南.pdfVIP

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Authors

JohnShutske,UniversityofMinnesota

NeedticksMicheleSchermann,UniversityofMinnesota

Reviewers

LizWagstrom,NationalPorkBoard

KerryLeedom-Larson,NationalPorkBoard

Introduction

Needtickinjuriescanoccurwheninjectingpigswithanimalhealthproducts.Ifthepigsuddenlyjumps

ormoves,aworkercouldaccidentallybestuckbytheneedle.Needtickinjurieshavealsooccurred

whenworkershavecarriedsyringesloadedwithmedicationintheirpockets.Needtickinjuriesshould

beconsideredseriousastheireffectonhumanscanvarygreatlydependingonthetypeofdruginjected.

OSHARule(s)

TheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAct(OSHAct)requiresemployerstocomplywithhazard-specific

safetyandhealthstandards.Inaddition,pursuanttoSection5(a)(1)oftheOSHAct,oftenreferredtoas

theGeneralDutyClause,employersmustprovidetheiremployeeswithaworkcefreefromrecognized

hazardslikelytocausedeathorseriousphysicalharm.

OSHAhaspreviouslyusedtheGeneralDutyClausetociteemployerswhenemployeesexperiencedcuts,

punctures,andinjectionsduetopoorhandlingpracticesofneedandscalpelswhenprocessingpiglets

andadministeringtreatmentstopigs.

OtherviolationsoftheGeneralDutyClauserelatedtoneedticksincluderepeatedstraight