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OSHA Inspection: UPR RCM-INST. NEUROBIOLOGIA

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of UPR RCM-INST. NEUROBIOLOGIA in BLVD. DEL VALLE 201, SAN JUAN, PR 00901 (NAICS 611310). OSHA activity number 307930933.

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Site address
BLVD. DEL VALLE 201
City
SAN JUAN
State
PR
ZIP
00901
Mailing
PO BOX 365067, SAN JUAN, PR 00936
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
611310
SIC code (legacy)
8221
Employees
50
Ownership type
C

1 citation on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Repeat Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 2, 2006
Abate by
Nov 7, 2006
Penalty
Initial $12,500
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:
The University of Puerto Rico was previously cited for a violation of this
Occupational Safety
and Health Standard or equivalent standard 6(a) which was contained in PR
OSHA inspection
number 307925107, citation 01, item 01 issued 07/06/2005, with respect to
a workplace located
at the Institute of Neurobiology of UPR RCM:
La Universidad de Puerto Rico fue previamente citada por una violacion a
la Norma de
Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional 6(a) que esta contenida en la inspeccion
307925107, citacion 01,
renglon 01, emitida en 07/06/2005, con respecto a su lugar de trabajo
localizado en el Instituto
de Neurobiologia de UPR RCM:
At the Institute of Neurobiology room 204, the air samples for fungi
(mold) taken inside
the the office surpasssed 1000 Colony Forming Units/m3 (CFU/m3), the fungi
found
to
be in the highest concentrations were proven to be highly allergenic and
accountable for
the production of human mycotoxins like aflatoxins and tricothecenes
resposible for
allergic reactions and respiratory tract infections. The employee
designated in this area
entered sporadically to gather pertinent documents and to look for
information.
Hazard: Allergic reactions and respiratory tract infections.
Among other correction methods, several feasible and acceptable abatement
methods to
correct this hazard would be:
1.Eliminate all sources of microbial contamination by cleanup and
disinfection.
2.Removal of contaminated porous materials, such as: documents, books,
office
equipment.
3.Maintenance of indoor relative humidity levels below 60, and below 50
wherever cold surfaces are in contact with room air.
En el Instituto de Neurobiologia, cuarto 204, las muestras de aire para
hongo tomadas
dentro del cuarto sobrepasaron las 1000 Unidades Formadoras de Colonias/m3
(CFU/m3
por sus siglas en ingles), los hongos encontrados en las concentraciones
mas elevadas
eran altamente alergenicos y responsables por la produccion de micotoxinas
humanas
como las aflatoxinas y las tricotecenes, toxinas responsables de provocar
reacciones
alergicas e infecciones respiratorias. El empleado entraba esporadicamente
a la oficinaa buscar documentos e informacion.
Riesgo: Reacciones alergicas e infecciones del tracto respiratorio.
Entre otros metodos de correccion, varios metodos factibles y aceptables
para corregir
este riesgo serian:
1.Eliminar las fuentes de contaminacion microbiana mediante la limpieza y
desinfeccion.
2.La remocion de los materiales porosos contaminados, tales como:
documentos,
libros y equipo de oficina.
3.Mantener la humedad relativa del aire interior por debajo de 60y por
debajo
de 50 donde las superficies frias esten en contacto con el aire del
cuarto.o
Recent events (3)
  • — D (R)
  • — F (R)
  • — Z (R) $12500.00

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 307930933.

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