OSHA Inspection: COMPANIA DE AGUAS DE PUERTO RICO

Issued

Dec 6, 2000

Abate by

Jan 22, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,050

General-duty citation text

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:
a.  Receive serious injuries due to delay in access to exit.  Six
employees were working
in  the Human Resorces Offices, with working area of, 15 feet X 29 feet
(435 sq.feet),
and two employees, working in room with an area of 10 feet X 12 feet (120
Sq. feet)
creating a stacking problem.  According to N.F.P.A. 1985: Sec. 27-1.7.1
the minimal
occupancy requierement shall be not less than one person per 100 sq. feet.
Amoung
other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct
this
hazard is
the relocation of excess employees.
a.  Recibir serias lesiones debido a demora hacia las salidas.  Seis
empleados trabajaban
en la Oficina de Recursos Humanos con un area de trabajo de 15 pies x 29
pies (435 pies
cuadrados) y dos empleados trabajando en un cuarto con un area de 10 pies
x 12 (120
pies cuadrados), creando un problema de hacinamiento.  De acuerdo al
N.F.P.A. 1985,
Sec. 27-1.7.1 el requisito minimo de ocupacion debe ser no mas de una
persona por cada
100 pies cuadrados.  Entre otros metodos, uno aceptable y posible para
corregir este
riesgo es la relocalizacion del exceso de personal.

Issued

Dec 6, 2000

Abate by

Jan 22, 2001

Penalty

Initial $2,450

General-duty citation text

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:
a.  Receive serious musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) injuries, due to work
in a restricted
space, two employees were presenting sings and symtoms of MSDAs.  At the
Human
Resources building, in following working space;
1- Area of 42 inches X 32 inches.
2- Area of 40 inches x 36 inches.
Among other method one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct
this hazard
is to provided a largest working spaces
a. Recibir serios desordenes musculoesqueletar (MSDs, siglas en Ingles
Desorden
Musculoesqueletal) serios por trabajar en una espacio restricto de
movimiento, dos
empleados presentaban signos y sintomas de MSDs.  En el edificio de
Recursos Humanos
en los siguientes espacios de trabajo:
1- Area de 42 inches X 32 inches.
2- Area de 40 inches x 36 inches.
Entre otros metodos uno aceptable para corregir este riesgo es proveer un
espacio de
trabajo mayor.