OSHA Inspection: DS CENTRO DE DIAGNOSTICO Y TRATAMIENTO DE YABUCOA

Issued

2002-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-07-23 00:00:00

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:
West side of the building, exterior roof of the emergency entrance and
ambulance area -
doves nested where employees were exposed to contact with dove droppings
and the
biological hazards associated with them:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to
control
the nesting
of doves on this area establishing a continuous and effective cleaning
program of the area,
where the frecuency of cleaning prevents the doves from establishing their
nests.  It has to be
considered that the doves are protected by laws that regulate their
control and that advise has
to be taken with the appropiate authorities not to violate protecting laws
for them.
Lado oeste del edificio - techo exterior de la entrada de emergencia y de
area de ambulancias
- palomas anidaban en este area donde empleados estaban expuestos al
contacto con
excremento de palomas y a los riesgos biologicos asociados con estos:
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de correccion es el
controlar el que las
palomas aniden en este area estableciendo un programa de limpieza continuo
y efectivo del
area, donde la frecuencia de limpieza prevenga que las palomas establezcan
su nido.  Se debe
tomar en consideracion que las palomas estan protegidas por leyes que
regulan
la forma de
control y que se deben asesorar con las autoridades pertinentes para no
violar las leyes de
proteccion de estas.cion

Issued

2002-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-07-23 00:00:00

Issued

2002-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-07-23 00:00:00

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:
Technicians Area of the Medicaid Program Section - employees worked at
mentioned area
where illumination levels were as low as 4.5 foot/candles at the area of
lesser illumination,
being exposed to the hazard of doing clerical tasks with low illumination
that can cause
visual fatigue.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to
provide the
recomended average illumination level of 40 foot/candles or better for all
areas at the
section.
Area de Tecnicos de la Seccion del Programa de Asistencia Medica -
empleados trabajaban
en el area mencionada donde los niveles de iluminacion eran tan bajos como
4.5 pie/bujias en
el area de menor iluminacion, siendo expuestos al riesgo de hacer tareas
clericales con una
iluminacion baja que podria causar fatiga visual.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo de correccion factible y aceptable es el
proveer la
iluminacion promedio recomendada de 40 pie/bujias o mejor para todas las
areas en la
seccion.as

Issued

2002-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-07-23 00:00:00

Issued

2002-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-07-23 00:00:00