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OSHA Inspection: POLICIA DE PR COMANDANCIA AREA INV CRIMINALES

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of POLICIA DE PR COMANDANCIA AREA INV CRIMINALES in 902 CALLE CERRA ALTOS PRECINTO 266, SAN JUAN, PR 00918 (NAICS 922120). OSHA activity number 311191886.

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Site address
902 CALLE CERRA ALTOS PRECINTO 266
City
SAN JUAN
State
PR
ZIP
00918
Mailing
PO BOX 70166, SAN JUAN, PR 00936
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
922120
SIC code (legacy)
9221
Employees
15
Ownership type
C

1 citation on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Oct 14, 2009
Abate by
Oct 26, 2009
Penalty
Initial $3,150
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 Headquarters Criminal Investigation Police Area located in
Santurce,
where
employees work as police officers, it was documented improper use of the
commercial product Glade in aerosol spray when one of the agents pointed
the aerosol
to the floor in an area nearby the desk of the affected agent and sprayed
a large
ammount of the product in the single spot, the affected agent inhaled
large quantity of
the product and resulted with serious health problems.  The directions for
use of the
product specified to hold can upright, press button and spray toward
center of room.
Warning specifies that product should not be misused for the purpose of
concentrating
because inhaling the contents can cause harmful or fatal effects.
Among other methods, a feasible method to correct this risk is to not use
these
products in closed offices where there is no ventilation.
Hazards: Contact and inhalation with gases, vapors and fumes from chemical
products.
En la Comandancia de Area en Investigaciones Criminales de la Policia de
Puerto
Rico localizada en Santurce, donde los empleados trabajan como agentes de
la policia
de PR, se documento que por el uso inapropiado del producto comercial de
tipo
aerosol Glade cuando un agente apunto hacia el piso en un area cercana del
escritorio
de la agente afectada y rocio en un punto fijo una gran cantidad del
producto, la
agente afectada inhalo gran cantidad del producto y resulto con serios
problemas de
salud.  Las instrucciones de uso del producto especifican que la lata debe
ser
sostenida en posicion vertical, presionar el boton y ser rociado en el
centro de la
habitacion. Precaucion del producto especifica que no debe utilizarse
indebidamente
con el proposito de concentrar porque inhalar el contenido puede ocasionar
efectos
perjudiciales o fatales.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible para corregir este riesgo es no
utilizar
este
tipo de productos en oficinas cerradas donde no haya una buena ventilacion.
Riesgos: Contacto e inhalacion de gases, vapores y humo de productos
quimicos.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S) $3150.00

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