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OSHA Inspection: ASEM

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of ASEM in CENTRO MEDICO BO MONACILLOS, RIO PIEDRAS, PR 00924 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300145828.

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Establishment
ASEM
Site address
CENTRO MEDICO BO MONACILLOS
City
RIO PIEDRAS
State
PR
ZIP
00924
Mailing
PO BOX 2129, SAN JUAN, PR 00922
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
8062
Employees
32
Ownership type
C

3 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 24 exposed
Issued
Feb 13, 2001
Abate by
Mar 12, 2001
Section 6(a) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or physical harm to employees in
that employees were
exposed to:
Seccion 6(a) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto Rico:
El patrono no
proveyo empleo y un sitio de empleo libre de riesgos reconocidos que esten
causando o que
puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban expuestos
a:
At the washing tray area in "Centro de Distribucion de Alimentos" the work
environment
was not kept in sanitary condition. After the samples of the environment
atmosphere the
growth in the selective media (Malt Extract Agar) showed the presence of
fungi. Some
of the fungi founded in the samples were: Aspergillus sydowii, Aspergillus
versicolor,
Aspergillus ustus and Cladosporium species. The employees were washing the
trays and
serving the food in the trays.
Hazard: Exposure to fungi.
Among other methods of abatement some feasible and acceptable are:
1) Cleaning and desinfect all the areas that present the greater
concentration of fungi.
The cleaning shall be made with a vacuum cleaner with an high efficiency
filter and the
persons who make this job shall be protected with a mask. The desinfectant
Amphyl in
aerosol is excellent to eliminate the fungi. Another possible
desinfectants are Lysol and
Cloro.
2) Repair the fumes extractor of the tray washer.
3) Regularly microbiological samples should be maked to prevent the growth
of fungi
that cause respiratory diseases like pheumoniae,asmatic access, infections
of pulmonary
aspergilluses.
En el area de lavado de bandejas en el Centro de Distribucion de Alimentos
el ambiente
de trabajo no se mantuvo en condicion sanitaria. Luego de tomar las
muestras del
ambiente, el crecimiento en el medio selectivo ("Malt Extract Agar")
mostro la presencia
de hongos. Algunos de los hongos encontrados en las muestras fueron:
Aspergillus
sydowii, Aspergillus versicolor, Aspergillus ustus y Cladosporium species.
Los
empleados se encontraban lavando bandejas  y sirviendo la comida en las
bandejas.
Riesgo: Exposicion a hongos.
Entre otros metodos de correccion algunos factibles y aceptables son:
1) Limpiar y desinfectar todas las areas que presenten la mayor
concentracion de hongos.
La limpieza debera hacerse con una aspiradora que tenga un filtro de alta
eficiencia y laspersonas que realicen este trabajo deberan estar
protegidos con una mascarilla. El
desinfectante "Amphyl" en aerosol es excelente para eliminar los hongos.
Otros posibles
desinfectantes son Lysol y Cloro.
2) Reparar el extractor de vapores de la maquina de lavar bandejas.
3) Se deben realizar muestreos microbiologicos para prevenir el
crecimiento de hongos
causantes de enfermedades respiratorias tales como: pulmonia, accesos
asmaticos e
infecciones de aspergilosis pulmonar.

1910.22 A01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 24 exposed
Issued
Feb 13, 2001
Abate by
Mar 12, 2001

1910.22 A02

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 24 exposed
Issued
Feb 13, 2001
Abate by
Mar 12, 2001

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