OSHA Inspection: DS - PROGRAMA DE ASISTENCIA MEDICA DE CABO ROJO

Issued

2008-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00

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)Workplace, office area - There was permitted an occupancy load in excess
of the
established as safe by the applicable regulations (ie, Fire Prevention
Code -
Puerto Rico Fire Department).  The occupancy load established as safe is
one
person for each one hundred (100) square feet of net floor area.  The
occupancy
load for the office area was sixty five (65) square feet of net floor area
per
person.
Hazard:  abrasions, contusions, fractures, burns and smoke related
injuries, from
panic and/or entrapment in the event of fire or other emergency.
b)Workplace, office area - The air conditioning system, York Model,
K3EU180A33A serial:  (S) NGJ5004877) did not provide for fresh air intake.
This condition affected the indoor air quality causing high levels of
carbon
dioxide (up to 3380 ppm).  Human bioeffluents and other contaminants were
not
dilute to an adequate margin safety.  In addition, the air conditioning
unit was not
located in a separate area exclusively for this equipment.
Hazard:  respiratory tract illnesses.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard is the following:
1.Elimination of office equipment and/or provide more space to comply with
the occupancy load of one person for each one hundred (100) square feet
of net floor area.
2.Provide a fresh air intake for the air conditioning system.
3.Locate the air conditioning unit in a separate area exclusively for this
equipment.
a)Lugar de trabajo, area de oficina - Se permitio una carga de ocupacion
en exceso
de la establecida como segura por las regulaciones aplicables (ej. Codigo
para la
Prevencion de Incendios - Cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico).  La carga de
ocupacion establecida como segura es de una persona por cada cien (100)
piescuadrados de area neta de piso.  La carga de ocupacion para el area de
oficina era
sesenta y cinco (65) pies cuadrados de area neta de piso por persona.
Riesgo:  abrasiones, contusiones, fracturas, quemaduras y lesiones por
exposicion
a humo, debido a panico y/o entrampamiento en la eventualidad de fuego u
otra
emergencia.
b)Lugar de trabajo, area de oficina - El sistema de aire acondicionado
(modelo
York, serie #K3EU180A33A: (S) NGJ5004877) no proveia para la entrada de
aire
fresco.  Esta condicion afectaba la calidad de aire interno causando altos
niveles
de dioxido de carbono (hasta 3380 ppm).  Bioefluentes humanos y otros
contaminantes no fueron diluidos a un margen de seguridad adecuado.
Ademas,
la unidad de aire acondicionado no estaba localizada en un area separada
exclusivamente para este equipo.
Riesgo:  enfermedades del tracto respiratorio.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo de cumplimiento aceptable y factible es el
siguiente:
1.Eliminacion de equipo de oficina y/o proveer mas espacio para cumplir
con la carga de ocupacion de una persona por cada cien (100) pies
cuadrados de area neta de piso.
2.Proveer una entrada de aire fresco al sistema de aire acondicionado.
3.Localizar la unidad de aire acondicionado en un area exclusivamente para
este equipo."amente

Issued

2008-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00

Issued

2008-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00

Issued

2008-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-07-16 00:00:00

Issued

2008-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00

Issued

2008-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-07-28 00:00:00

Issued

2008-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00

Issued

2008-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-07-20 00:00:00

Issued

2008-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-08-12 00:00:00