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OSHA Inspection: POLICIA DE PR DIVISION AUTOPISTAS SALINAS

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of POLICIA DE PR DIVISION AUTOPISTAS SALINAS in CARR 52 KM 58.0, SALINAS, PR 00751 (NAICS 922120). OSHA activity number 313744591.

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Site address
CARR 52 KM 58.0
City
SALINAS
State
PR
ZIP
00751
Mailing
PO BOX 70166, SAN JUAN, PR 00936
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
922120
SIC code (legacy)
9221
Employees
50
Ownership type
C

4 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 31, 2011
Abate by
Sep 8, 2011
Penalty
Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350
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 establishment of PR Police, Highway Division, located at Road 52
Km 58.0
in Salinas. Employees were expose to receive serious injuries and illness
such aso: heat
stress. In the work area employees were exposed to temperatures ranging
from 86.9 to
89.5 degrees of temperature where the combination of humidity between 72
and 76 the
employees felt a heat factor of between 98.0to 108The A/C was not
working, about
1 month ago.According to the employer, they conducted efforts with Highway
Authority
owner of the building and have not solved the situations.
Among other feasible and acceptable methods can be used to reduce heat
stress hazards
in workplaces. These include, but are not limited to:
a.Repair and maintenance of central air conditioning system;
b.Permitting workers to drink water at liberty;
c.Establishing provisions for a work/rest regimen so that exposure time to
high
temperatures and/or the work rate is decreased;
d.Developing a heat stress program which incorporates the following:
1.  A training program informing employees about the effects of heat
stress, and how to
recognize heat-related illness symptoms and prevent heat-induced illnesses;
2. A screening program to identify health conditions aggravated by elevated
environmental temperatures;
3. An acclimation program for new employees or employees returning to work
from
absences of three or more days;
4. Specific procedures to be followed for heat-related emergency
situations;
5. Provisions that first aid be administered immediately to employees
displaying
symptoms of heat-related illness.
a. En el establecimiento de la Policia de PR, Division de Autopistas,
localizado en Carr
#2 KM 58.0 en Salinas. Empleados fueros expuestos a recibir lesiones y
enfermedades
serias tales como, estres termico, debido a: La exposicion a temperaturas
que oscilan
entre 86.9 a 89.5 grados de temperatura, donde la combinacion de humedad
entre 72
y 76, los empleados sentian un factor de calor entre el 98.0a 108El
A/C no
estaba funcionando desde hace alrededor de 1 mes. De acuerdo a las
gestiones realizadas
por el patrono, la Autoridad de Carreteras, propietarios del local no han
resuelto nada.
Entre otros metodos viables y aceptables que se puede utilizar para
reducir el estres
termico en los lugares de trabajo. Estos incluyen, pero no estan limitados
a:
a. Reparar y brindarle mantenimiento al sistema central de aire
acondicionado;
b. Permitir a los trabajadores beber agua libremente;
c. Establecer disposiciones para un regimen de trabajo/descanso, para que
el tiempo de
exposicion a altas temperaturas y o el ritmo de trabajo se reduzca;
d. Desarrollar un programa de estres por calor, que incorpore lo siguiente:
1. Un programa de adiestramiento para informar a los empleados sobre los
efectos del
estres por calor, y como reconocer sintomas relacionados con el calor y
evitar
enfermedades que el calor induzca;
2. Identificar problemas de salud agravados por la elevacion  de la
temperatura del medio
ambiente;
3. Programa de aclimatizacion para los empleados nuevos o empleados que
regresen al
trabajo luego de ausentarse por tres dias o mas.
4. Procedimientos a seguir en situaciones de emergencia relacionadas con
el calor;
5. Proveer los primeros auxilios y que sean administrados inmediatamente a
los
empleados de muestren sintomas de enfermedades relacionadas al calor.

1910.22 A02

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 31, 2011
Abate by
Sep 26, 2011
Penalty
Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

1910.141 A05

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 31, 2011
Abate by
Sep 14, 2011
Penalty
Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

1910.157 E03

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance
Issued
Aug 31, 2011
Abate by
Sep 12, 2011
Penalty
Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

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