OSHA Inspection: DTOP OFC REGIONAL

Issued

2002-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-10-11 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:
At the DOT office - Employer did not provide a safe environment for
employees exposed to
fungi and Gram Negative bacteria while they were performing their daily
duties.  The levels
detected were beyond the ones established by OSHA. (over 1000 CFU/m).
Employer shall
comply with the following recomendations:
a) The office floor, walls, doors, windows, air conditioners filters and
furniture has to
be cleaned with a desinfectant and/or fungicide solution in order to
eliminate any source of
bacterial and fungi growth.
b) Accustic tile should be replaced for new ones.
Among others methods for correction, is to re-locate the office to a new
location where
employees can be in a safe and cleaned environment.
Hazard: Health problems caused by fungi and bacteria.
En la oficina de DOT - Patrono no proveyo un ambiente seguro para
empleados expuestos a
hongos y bacterias Gram Negativo mientras estaban desempenando sus tareas
diarias.  Los
niveles detectados estuvieron mas alla de los establecidos por OSHA.(sobre
1000 CFU/m).  El
patrono debe cumplir con lo siguiente:
a) La oficina, paredes, pisos, ventanas, filtros de acondicionadores de
aire y muebles
tienen que ser limpiados con un desinfectante y/o una solucion fungicida
de manera que se
elimine toda fuente de crecimiento fungicida y bacteriano.
b) El techo acustico debe ser remplazados por nuevos.
Entre otros metodos de correccion, es relocalizar la oficina a un nuevo
local donde los
empleados puedan estar en un ambiente limpio y seguro.
Riesgo: Problemas de salud causados por hongo y bacteria.

Issued

2002-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-10-04 00:00:00

Issued

2002-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-10-04 00:00:00

Issued

2002-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-09-20 00:00:00