OSHA Inspection: DS CENTRO PREV Y TRATAMIENTO ENF TRANSMISIBLES

Issued

2011-10-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1125.00

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:
At the CPTET program - Employees were exposed to fungi beyond the levels
established by
NIOSH, they had to work in that office daily; the results were 1,946
cfu/m3.
Hazard: Overexposure to fungus.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to clean the
floor, walls, ceiling and desk with an antifungus solution in order to
avoid the growth of fungus
and bacteria.
En el programa CPTET - Empleados estaban expuestos a hongo sobre los
niveles establecidos
por NIOSH, ellos tenian que trabajar en esa oficina diariamente; los
resultados fueron de 1,946
cfu/m3.
Riesgo: Sobreexposicion a hongos.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es limpiar el piso,
paredes, techo y escritorio con una solucion antihongo para evitar el
crecimiento de hongos y
bacterias.o

Issued

2011-10-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-20 00:00:00