OSHA Inspection: AUTORIDAD DE CARRETERAS Y TRANSPORTACION

Issued

Sep 8, 2011

Abate by

Sep 22, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,350

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 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 as: 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;
Note: Section 6(h) of the Puerto Rico Occupational and Health Act: Each
owner of any
premises used in whole or in part as a place of employment, did not comply
with all the
occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations and
orders issued
pursuant to this act with respect to those parts of the premises under his
control and not
under the control of the employer
a. En el establecimiento de la Policia de PR, Division de Autopistas,
localizado en Carr
#2 KM 58.0 en Salinas. Empleados fueron 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;
Nota: Seccion 6(h) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto
Rico: Cada
lugar de cualquier local usado todo o en parte como un sitio de empleo, no
cumplio con
las normas de seguridad y salud ocupacional y todas las reglas,
reglamentos y ordenesde acuerdo con esta ley, respecto a aquellas partes
del local bajo su control y no bajo el
control del patrono.

Issued

Sep 8, 2011

Abate by

Oct 4, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

Issued

Sep 8, 2011

Abate by

Oct 11, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,350

Issued

Sep 8, 2011

Abate by

Sep 22, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,350