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OSHA Inspection: AP UNIDAD DE RESCATE AEREO

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AP UNIDAD DE RESCATE AEREO in AEREOPUERTO LUIS MUNOZ MARIN, CAROLINA, PR 00979 (NAICS 481211). OSHA activity number 308113026.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
AEREOPUERTO LUIS MUNOZ MARIN
City
CAROLINA
State
PR
ZIP
00979
Mailing
PO BOX 362829, SAN JUAN, PR 00936
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
481211
SIC code (legacy)
9999
Employees
38
Ownership type
C

5 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2006
Abate by
Jun 2, 2007
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $638 Reduced
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:
Employees risk of getting burned or killed during aircraft firefighting
and rescuing of passengers
operations is highly incremented due to the fact that the Luis Munoz Marin
Airport Rescue Unit
was severly understaffed in some shifts with less than half the employees
needed to perform the
firefigthing and rescue operations as required under NFPA 403 Standard as
a
result the chance
of an aircraft fire getting uncontrolled is incremented.  NFPA 403
paragraph 8.1.2.2.(B)) read
as follow:  "Under no circunstances shall the minimun required staffing be
less than those values
appearing in Table 8.1.2.1".  The Airport Rescue and Fire Figthing (ARFF)
Unit at Luis Munoz
Marin Unit had 5 fire fighters assigned in some of the shits on July-2006
roster (see copy of
roster on file).  The Luis Munoz Marin Airport is characterized as
category eigth (8) under
NFPA 403 Table 4.3.1.  The minimun staff required by NFPA 403 Table
8.1.2.1 is 12 ARFF
personnel per shift readibly available.   The Luis Munoz Marin Airport is
considered category
eight (8), the number of personnel required is twelve (12) ARFF personnel.
Table A.8.1.2 read
as follow: " The minimun total number of trained personnel responding
should be based on the
equivalent of 3 per ARFF vehicle.  Additionally an Incident Commander and
2 trained personnel
for Rapid Intervention".
The employer had knowledge of the requirements stablished on NFPA 403,
also there is
evidence on this case that sustains that supervisory staff had requested
more personnel to the
management.  The principal objective of a rescue and fire-fighting service
is to save lives -
NFPA 403 paragraph 1.2.2.  While ARFF personnel is saving lives during
aircraft rescue
missions, they are exposing themselves to harm and not having sufficient
personnel to attend the
airport emergencies increment the risk involved in the fire control and
rescue operations.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to provide
the ARFF unit with 12 persons fully trained and readibly available per
work shift as the NFPA
403 requires.
Empleados en riesgo de quemarse o morir durante operaciones de combatir
fuego de aviones y
rescate de pasajeros debido a que en el en el Aeropuerto Interncaional
Luis Munoz Marin.  La
unidad de rescate aereo esta severamente restrigida por tener en algunos
turnos menos de la
mitad de los empleados que se requieren y se necesitan como lo establece
el reglamento NFPA
403, como resultado de lo antes expuesto la probabilidad se incrementa de
que un incendio en
una nave se descontrole.  El reglamento NFPA 403 parrafo 8.1.2.2.(B)) lee
y cito: "Bajo
ninguna circunstancia la cantidad minima de personal puede estar por
debajo de los valores queaparecen en la tabla 8.1.2.1".  La Unidad de
Rescate y Combatir-Fuego (ARFF por sus siglas
en ingles) tenia 5 bomberos asignados en algunos de los turnos de la
agenda de turnos de julio-
2006 (ver copia incluida en expediente).  El aeropuerto Luis Munoz Marin
esta caracterizado
como categoria ocho (8) bajo el reglamento NFPA 403 Tabla 4.3.1.  La
cantidad minima de
personal requerido en reglamento NFPA 403 Tabla 8.1.2.1 es 12 bomberos
ARFF por turno que
esten disponibles al momento.  Reglamento NFPA 403 paragraph 8.1.2.2.(B)
lee y cito; "Bajo
ninguna circunstancia la cantidad minima de personal puede estar por
debajo de los valores que
aparecen en la tabla 8.1.2.1".  El Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Munoz
Marin esta considerado
como categoria ocho (8) y el numero de persnal requerido es doce (12)
bomberos ARFF.  Tabla
A.8.1.2 lee como sigue: "El total minimo de personal adiestrado de
respuesta se basara en el
equivalente de 3 por cada vehiculo ARFF.  En adicion tendran un Comandante
de Incidente y
dos empleados adiestrados para Intervenciones Rapidas".
El patrono tenian conocimiento de los requisitos establecidos por el
reglamento NFPA 403, en
adicion hay evidencia en este caso que sustenta que los supervisores
solicitaron mas personal a
la alta gerencia.  El objetivo principal de una Unidad de Rescate Aereo y
combatir fuego es
salvar vidas - NFPA 403 paragraph 1.2.2.  Mientras personal ARFF se
encuentren salvado vidas
durante misiones de rescate en aviones, ellos se esxponen a dano y al no
tener el personal
suficiente para atender las emergencias el riesgo  envuelto en operaciones
de
controlar fuego y
rescate se incrementa.
Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es
proveer 12 empleados
totalmente adiestrados y disponibles al momento por cada turno de trabajo
como se el NFPA 403
lo requiere.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $637.50
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.120 F03 IB

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 38 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2006
Abate by
Jun 2, 2007
Penalty
Initial $1,275 · Current $638 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $637.50
  • — Z (S) $1275.00

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2006
Abate by
Jun 2, 2007
Penalty
Initial $1,275 · Current $588 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $587.50
  • — Z (S) $1275.00

1910.132 E

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 38 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2006
Abate by
Jun 2, 2007
Penalty
Initial $2,125
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S) $2125.00

1910.120 Q06 IID

Other-than-serious 1 instance 38 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2006
Abate by
Jun 2, 2007
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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