MAYAGUEZ, PR ·
OSHA Inspection: SECURE CALL MANAGEMENT INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SECURE CALL MANAGEMENT INC in LA QUINTA INDUSTRIAL SITE 177 BALBOA 116B, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00680 (NAICS 541820). OSHA activity number 308164052.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SECURE CALL MANAGEMENT INC
- Site address
- LA QUINTA INDUSTRIAL SITE 177 BALBOA 116B
- City
- MAYAGUEZ
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00680
- Mailing
- 4401 WILSHIRE BLVD 200, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 541820
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8743
- Employees
- 164
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2007
- Abate by
- Mar 18, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400
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 Flagger Area, the employee involved in performing job-specific tasks that require screening and /or reviewing pictures and images posted on the Internet and eliminating then those pictures/images that are associated with child abuse, pornography, violence, among others. The workstation includes a computer desk, an office chair on a five-castor base; two computers monitor; two keyboards and two mouse devices. During a ergonomic evaluation of the workstation the following ergonomics hazards were founded: 1.The sharp-edge of the computer desk was not height adjustable. The employee habitually tends to place his elbows and forearms directly on top of the desk exposing the upper extremities to the desk's sharp edge and hard surface. The employee was experiencing contact stress imposed in the upper extremities for extended periods of time. 2.The employee was observed making highly repetitive finger movements to rotate the mouse's wheel while scrolling down or up the pictures/images appearing on the screen and reviewing them. Both mouse devices are positioned and used in top of the desk at some distance from the operator. 3.The workstation was not equipped with a mouse pad with built-in wrist rest that would provide an adequate wrist support to the employee while using the mouse. 4.Two keyboards available at the workstation were positioned on top of the desk at some distance from the employee, due to position, the employee is forced to extent his arms in order to reach for the keyboards. 5.The employee used an office chair on a five-castor base. The chair was not equipped with adjustable arm rests and chair's backrest not have a lumbar support that may help to improve sitting posture of the employee when working at the workstation. Due to deep seat of the chair the employee may experience some pressure on the back of his knees while maitaining sitting posture a the workstation. 6.The employee was used two computer monitors frequently switching from one to another when performing the job specific tasks. The monitors are positioned on top of the desk directly in front of the operator. There was an excessive overhead lighting in the workplace causing glare on screens of the monitor. The monitors are tilted backward more than recomended angles of tilt that aggravated the problem. Hazard: contact stress; awkward posture; repetition; upper extremities and lower extremities problems, among others. Among other methods of correction, various factible and acceptable methods for corrected this hazards are the following: a.The monitors should be positioned in front of the operator directly on the top of the desk at about arm length from the employee with the top of the screen at or slightly below the eye level. The backward tilt of the monitor should not exceed 10 - 15 degrees. Properly positioned monitors can help to improve working posture and visual comfort of the employee when performing the job- specific tasks at the workstation. b.Using anti-glare filter can help to reduce the glare at the monitor. c.Using a pad with wrist support when performing the job-specific mousing tasks. d.Using an office chair on a five-castor base equipped with multiple adjustable features including seat height/tilt/depth adjustment, backrest height/tilt adjustment, lumbar support, adjustable arm rests and locking mechanism. The recommended depth of chairs seat is 17 ". e.The employee may benefit from switching fingers when performing highly repetitive scrolling and clicking movements associated with the process of screening and/or reviewing the pictures/images appearing on the screen. f.The employee may benefit from reducing exposure of the forearms/wrist to sharp edge of the desk with the use of expanded- vinyl foam, that helps reduce pressure on skin while protecting the forearms/wrist and hands. g.The employer should provide a ergonomic training to the employees teaching them ergonomics principle, ergonomics hazard recognition, proper works methods and practices. a)En el area de "Flagger" - Donde el empleado realizaba tareas especificas de clasificar fotos e imagenes colocadas en el Internet y eliminar las fotos e imagenes que esten relacionadas con el abuso infantil, pornografia, violencia, entre otros. La estacion de trabajo contaba con un escritorio de computadoras, una silla con base de 5 patas, dos monitores de computadoras, dos teclados y dos "mouse". Durante una evaluacion ergonomica de la estacion de trabajo se encontraron los siguientes riesgos ergonomicos: 1.El borde afilado del escritorio no contaba con una altura ajustable. El empleado comunmente tendia a colocar sus codos y antebrazos directamente en la superficie del escritorio exponiendo las extremidades superiores al borde cortante y la superficie dura del escritorio. El empleado experimentaba stress por contacto de las extremidades superiores por periodos de tiempo extendidos. 2.El empleado fue observado realizando movimientos altamente repetitivos para rotar la rueda del mouse hacia arriba y hacia abajo para revisar los fotos e imagines. Ambos "mouse"fueron colocados y utilizados sobre el borde del escritorio. 3.La estacion de trabajo no contaba con un "mouse pad", el cual tuviese descanso en la munecas y proveyera soporte adecuado de las munecas del operador mientras utilizaba el "mouse". 4.Los teclados disponibles en la estacion de trabajo fueron colocados en la superficie del escritorio, debido a esto el empleado se forzaba a extender sus brazos para alcanzar los mismos. 5.La silla de oficina utilizado por el empleado contaba con un base de 5 patas. La misma no estaba equipada con un descansabrazos, apoyo de la espalda con soporte lumbar que pudiera ayudar la postura sentada del empleado en la estacion de trabajo. Debido a la profundidad de la silla, el empleado experimentaba presion en la parte posterior de las rodillas mientras se mantenia sentado en la estacion de trabajo. 6.El empleado utilizaba dos monitores, los cuales frecuentemente alternaba mientras realizaba su trabajo. Los monitores estaban colocados en la superficie del escritorio directamente frente al operador, el exceso de luz en el lugar de trabajo ocasionaba resplandor ("glare") en los monitores. Los monitores estaban colocados hacia atras en un angulo mayor de lo recomendado lo que agravada el problema. Riesgos: "stress" por contacto, posturas extremas, repeticion, problemas en las extremidades superiores y inferiores, entre otros. Entre otros medios de correccion, varios metodos de correccion factibles y aceptables para la correccion de estos riesgos son los siguientes: a)Colocar en posicion adecuada ambos monitores, frente al operador, directamente en la superficie del escritorio, utilizando el largo del brazo del empleado como referencia entre la superficie y la pantalla o nivel de la vista. La posicion del monitor deben estar entre 10 y 15 grados del nivel de la vista. Los monitores debe estar colocados apropiadamente para ayudar la postura del trabajo y comodidad visual del empleado. b)La utilizacion de un antiglare para eliminar el resplandor de la luz en el monitor. c)La utilizacion de un "mouse pad" con descanso en la muneca. d)La utilizacion de una silla de 5 patas con varias opciones ajustables como la altura, profundidad, descansabrazos, soporte lumbar inflable, ente otros. La profundidad recomendables de una silla debe ser de 17 pulgadas. e)El empleado pudiera beneficiarse alternando los dedos para realizar el movimiento repetitivo asociado al proceso de seleccionar o repasar las fotos o imagenes que aparecen en la pantalla. f)El empleado pudiera beneficiarse con la reduccion del borde afilado con la utilizacion de una almohadilla que ayude a reducir el presion realizada en la piel mientras protege los brazos, munecas y manos. g)El patrono de proveer un adiestramiento sobre ergonomia a sus empleados donde le explique los principios basicos de ergonomia, el reconocimiento de los riesgos, metodos de correccion y buenas practicas de trabajo."
6A0001
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2007
- Abate by
- Mar 18, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050 · Current $1,050
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 Secure Call Management Inc. - Where the employees observed performing computer tasks, were observed two instances in wich the illumination in te area were not sufficient enough to make the tasks in a safe and heathful manner. For efficient visual performance in computer work station recomended by the ANSI RP-1-1982 should be 150 footcandles: 1.Flagger Area: 40.1 footcandle. 2.Call Center: 39.5 footcandle. Hazard: that due to the lack of an adequate lighting, the employees can not see or has to force the vision to see clearly. One feasible and acceptable method of abatement would be to change the lamps in the area. a)En Secure Call Management Inc. - Donde los empleados fueron observados realizando sus trabajos de computadoras, donde se observaron dos instancias en las cuales la iluminacion en el area no era la suficiente para realizar las tareas de una manera segura y saludable. Para un funcionamiento visual eficiente en espacios de oficina recomendado por el ANSI RP-1-1982 debe ser de 150 pies bujias. 1."Flagger Area": 40.1 pies bujias. 2."Call Center": 39.5 pies bujias. Riesgo: debido a la falta de iluminacion adecuada los empleados no puedan ver o tengan que forzar la vista para ver claramente el area en el cual ellos van a trabajar. Un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir la condicion seria reemplazar las lamparas."
1910.157 D01
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2007
- Abate by
- Feb 16, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400
1910.305 J01 I
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2007
- Abate by
- Feb 16, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050 · Current $1,050
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