OSHA Inspection: POLICIA DE PUERTO RICO CUARTEL DE VIEQUES

Issued

Mar 18, 2011

Abate by

Mar 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,875

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:
On December 9, 2010 at the headquarters of the Police of Puerto Rico on
Vieques the employer
failed to expose employees to bites and bee allergies. It was observed and
documented a beehive
that was 4 years ago located under a wagon and the presence of bees in a
lamp terrace where
police resting located at the front of the headquarters.
A feasible method to correct this risk is to hire a beekeeper person
trained to properly remove
the bees problem there.
Hazard: Employees are stung by bees
El 9 de diciembre de 2010 en el cuartel de la Policia de Puerto Rico en
Vieques el patrono fallo
al exponer a empleados a picaduras y alergias causadas por abejas. Se
observo y se documento
un panal de abejas que hacia 4 anos se encontraba debajo de un vagon y la
presencia de abejas
en una lampara de la terraza donde los policias descansaban localizada en
la parte de al frente
del cuartel.
Un metodo factible para corregir este riesgo es la contratacion de un
apicultor persona capacitada
para remover correctamente el problema de abejas en el lugar.
Riesgo: Que empleados sean picados por las abejas.

Issued

Mar 18, 2011

Abate by

Mar 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $750

Issued

Mar 18, 2011

Abate by

Mar 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $750