Acute appendicitis is sudden inflammation of the appendix, usually initiated by obstruction of the lumen. This results in invasion of the appendix wall by gut flora, and it becomes inflamed and infected.
If a workplace has no specific standards to apply to a situation, the US employee must follow OSHA's General Duty Clause. The employee must ask for guidance from the employer. The employer should follow a standard code of conduct. 4 people found this useful.
All standards established by the Department of Labor pursuant to Sections 6 and 19 of Public Law 91-596 are adopted as Army Safety Standards and will be complied with in applicable Army workplaces. Army workplaces are generally comparable to private sector workplaces. (AR 385-10; 3-1 (a)