Word: osha
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...University Health Services clinical laboratory, which faces a possible investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor, recently changed its methods for transporting specimens containing potentially dangerous diseases, according to an internal memorandum obtained by The Crimson...
...memorandum, which was sent out over the laboratory's electronic mail system, went to employees on April 1--nine days after OSHA informed UHS of allegations that the laboratory mishandled "blood-borne pathogens." HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one such pathogen...
While Gravitt said UHS should post the OSHA letter so laboratory workers may see it, the letter had not yet been posted as on 1 p.m. Friday, about 10 days after it had been received...
...Assistant Director for Human Resources and Operations Gioiz M. Morongell initially said Friday the OSHA letter would be posted after UHS had prepared its response. But when told that OSHA had already received that response, Morongell said the letter and response would be posted later on Friday or over the weekend...
Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers Director Bill laeger said he was not award of the complaint, laeger said in the event of a full scale investigation. OSHA usually contacts the union