OSHA Inspection: DJ OFICINA DE LITIGIOS GENERALES

Issued

Feb 21, 2006

Abate by

Mar 26, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500

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:
a)At the "Oficina del Procurador de Menores" - The employees were
performing
office works and have to attend clients.  In the following offices, the
modulus
were wrong located, causing that the employees has to adopted a extreme
posture
of the neck and torso.
1.Lcdo. Fiol Mata Office
2.Lcda. Silva Office
3.Data Entry Office
Hazard:  extreme posture of neck and torso.
Among other methods of correction a feasible method is the relocation of
the
modulus.
a)En la Oficina del Procurador de Menores - Los empleados realizaban
trabajos de
oficina teniendo que atender clientes.  Los modulos de las siguientes
oficinas
estaban mal ubicados, provocando que los empleados adoptaran posturas
extremas
del cuello y del torso:
1.Oficina del Lcdo. Fiol Mata
2.Oficina de la Lcda. Silva
3.Oficina de Sistema de Informacion
Riesgo:  posturas extremas del cuello y del torso.
Entre otros medios de correccion, un metodo factible y aceptable para la
correccion de estos riesgos es la reubicacion de los modulos."on

Issued

Feb 21, 2006

Abate by

Mar 6, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Feb 21, 2006

Abate by

Mar 6, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500