OSHA Inspection: AAA PLANTA REGIONAL ALCANTARILLADO ARECIBO

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $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: eye irritation, temporay or permanent vision impairment, or
blindness.
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:irritacion de los ojos, dano temporero o permanente a la vision.
a)Area "Filtro Prensa" works two employees, performing routine tasks
during their
working hours as plant operator and  helper. There was an  eyewash station
that one of
the spray head was missing, eye station was not kept clean, and eyewash
unit was not
activated weekly to flush the line and verify proper used. Operators may
be
expose to
eye irritation, conjunctivitis temporary vision impairment,  One feasible
and abatement
method among others to correct the hazard is:
1.Instal missing spray heads with dust covers to protect spray heads from
airborne
contaminants.
2.Clean eye wash.
3.Eye wash unit shall be activated weekly to flush the line and verify
proper
operation.
a)Area Filtro de Prensa,trabajaban dos empleados realizando tareas de
rutina durante su
jornada de trabajo como operador de planta y ayudante. Habia una estacion
de lavado de
ojos que le faltaba una de las boquillas de riego, no se mantuvo limpia ni
fue activada
semanalmente de modo que se limpiara la linea y verificar que estaba
operando
correctamente. Empleados pueden estar expuesto a irritacion,
conjunctivitis dano
temporero a la vision. Un metodo para corregir estos riesgos son.
1.Instalar la boquilla de riego que falta, las tapas protectoras de las
boquillas para
protegerlas de contaminantes en el aire.
2.Limpiar la estacion de lavado de ojos.
3.Estacion de lavado de ojos debe ser activada semanalmente para que se
limpie la
linea y verificar que esta operando correctamente

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,250

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $4,500

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,875

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 1, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,875

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,125

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,125

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,875

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,875

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 8, 2009

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

Apr 24, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,125

Issued

Apr 21, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $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:
The employer  did not provide training to the employees of the Arecibo
Regional
Wastewater Treatment Plant, related to the written protocol for the
handling of domestic
violence in workplace which is required by the Act for the Implementation
of a Protocol
to domestic Violence Situations in the Workplace or Place of Employment,
Act No. 2
of September 29, 2006.
El Patrono no proveyo adiestramiento a los empleados de la Planta Regional
de
Alcantarillado de Arecibo , relacionado al protocolo escrito para el
manejo de violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo que es requerido por la Ley para la
Implantacion de un
Protocolo Manejar Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en Lugares de Trabajo
o Empleo,
Ley 217 del 29 de septiembre de 2006.

Issued

Apr 17, 2009

Abate by

May 13, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,875