OSHA Inspection: NOVA COMM

Issued

2010-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $225.00 · Current $158.00 Reduced

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:
At NovaComm Inc. located in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, where employees
worked in the
manufacturing process of security systems it was observed that the pipe
used to transport
compressed air was pvc.  It was documented and observed that the employees
utilized the air
compressor on their daily basis.
Hazard: Employees exposed to being struck by pieces of exploding PVC pipe.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to replace the PVC pipe with black iron pipe.
En NovaComm Inc. localizado en Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, donde los
empleados trabajaban
en los procesos de manufactura de sistemas de seguridad, se observo que la
tuberia usada para
transportar aire comprimido era en pvc. Se documento y observo que los
empleados utilizaban
a diario los compresores de aire.
Riesgo: Empleados expuestos a ser golpeados por pedazos de tuberia de PVC
explotada.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo de reduccion factible y aceptable para
corregir este peligro
consiste en sustituir la tuberia de PVC con tuberia de hierro negro.

Issued

2010-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $225.00 · Current $158.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced

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:
At the NovaComm Inc. located in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, the employer
did not have a
written protocol to handle domestic violence in the workplace for their
employees, as required
by the Act for the Implementation of a Protocol to Handle Domestic
Violence Situations in the
Workplace or place of Employment, Act no. 217 of 2006.
Hazard: Exposure to domestic violence situation in the workplace.
Method to abate the hazard: develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in the
workplace and provide training to all the employees. Information is
available at the women's
Advocate Office, A guide for Employers: Domestic Violence in the Wokplace
and  other
references provided during the inspection.
En NovaComm Inc. localizado en Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, el patrono no
tenia escrito el
protocolo de Violencia Dom+stica en el Lugar de Trabajo para sus
empleados, como exige la
Ley para la Implementacion de un Protocolo para Manejar Situaciones de
Violencia Domestica
en el lugar de trabajo o lugar de trabajo, la Ley no. 217 de 2006.
Riesgo: La exposicion a la situacion de violencia domestica en el lugar de
trabajo.
Metodo para disminuir el riesgo: desarrollar un protocolo escrito para
manejar la violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo y proporcionar informacion a todos los
empleados. La
informacion esta disponible en la Oficina de la procuradora de la mujer,
una guia para los
empleadores: la violencia domestica en el lugar y otras referencias
proporcionada durante la
inspeccion.

Issued

2010-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced

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:
At NovaComm Inc. located at Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico did not provide
training to his
employees related to the establishment's written protocol for handling of
domestic violence in
the workplace, as required by the Act for the Implementation of a Protocol
to Handle Domestic
Violence Situations in the Workplace or place of Employment, Act No. 217
of 2006.
Hazard: Exposure to domestic violence situations in the workplace.
Method to abate the hazard: Employers shall provide training to all the
establishment's
employees related to its written protocol for the handling of domestic
violence in the workplace.
En NovaComm Inc. localizado en Trujillo Alto no proveyo adiestramiento a
sus empleados,
relacionadas con el protocolo escrito del establecimiento para el manejo
de la violencia domestica
en el lugar de trabajo, como exige la Ley para la Implementacion de un
Protocolo para Manejar
Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el lugar de trabajo o lugar de
trabajo, la Ley No : 217
de 2006.
Riesgo: La exposicion a la situacion de violencia domestica en el lugar de
trabajo.
Metodo para disminuir el riesgo: Los empleadores deberan proveer
adiestramiento a todos los
empleados del establecimiento en relacion con su protocolo escrito para el
manejo de la violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo.

Issued

2010-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $150.00 · Current $105.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $150.00 · Current $105.00 Reduced