OSHA Inspection: COMPTOIRE PARISIEN OF PR, INC. DBA BISTRO DE PARIS

Issued

Nov 15, 2006

Abate by

Nov 20, 2006

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

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 restaurant Bistro de Paris, located in the lobby of the hotel
Courtyard Marriott in
San Juan, the employees in the kitchen were cooking, and performing works
such as
cutting vegetables, fish and meats, praparing sauces, soups and  desserts,
among others.
The hood located on top of the stove was not working, causing the
accumulation
of heat
and smoke in the kitchen area.
Hazard: Smoke inhalation.
Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable one would be to
replace the
damaged hood.
En el restaurante Bistro de Paris, localizado en el lobby del hotel
Courtyard Marriott en
San Juan, los empleados en la cocina estaban cocinando y realizando
trabajos tales como:
picando vegetales, carnes y pescados, preparando salsas, sopas y postres,
entre otros.
El extractor localizado encima de la estufa no estaba funcionando,
ocasionando la acumulacion de calor y de humo en la cocina.
Riesgo: Inhalacion de humo.
Entre otros metodos de correccion, uno factible y aceptable para corregir
este riesgo seria
reemplazar el extractor tipo campana.r