OSHA Inspection: WEAR-TECH INC

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jul 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,750

General-duty citation text

Section 6(a) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act:  The
employer did not
furnished 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: ergonomic risk factors such as:
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)Employees were exposed to ergonomic hazards such as: awkward and or
sustained body
posture frequently adopted and maintained during long periods of time, and
repetitive
body movements, lifting incorrectly weight during their working hours.
Cumulative
exposue to these risk factors and particulary their combination, cause or
contribute
to
increse risk of musculoskeletal disorders. At Wear Tech, Inc., employees
were engaged
in repetitive motion such as rotating the torso to bend to lift packages
of military pants,
weighing between 50 to 65 pounds. This task was performed continuously,
without rest
periods, on a workstation not designed for lifting. Employees has not been
properly
trained in how to lift heavy materials, lift posture and how to avoid
injury. On the OSHA
300, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, have reported cases with days lost
due to
ergonomics problems.
Among other methods, some feasible methods to correct these risks are:
1.Consider adjusting the workstation according to parameters recommended by
relevant standards of ergonomics.
2.Use high tables and / or leveling spring.
3.Used cars (tables), adjustable in height, to avoid having to bend
excessively.
4.Train employees about proper posture and how to raise weight.
a)Empleados fueron expuestos a factores de riesgos ergonomicos tales como:
postura del
cuerpo sostenidas y /o extremas frecuentemente adoptadas y mantenidas
durante largos
periodos de trabajo, movimientos de cuerpo repetitivos, levantamiento de
peso
incorrectamente durante su jornada de trabajo. Exposicion acumulativa de
estos factores
de riesgos y particularmente su combinacion, causa o contribuye a aumentar
el riesgo de
desordenes musculo esqueletales. En Wear Tech, Inc., Empleados realizaban
trabajos de
movimiento repetitivos donde se giraba el torso al doblarse para levantar
paquetes de
pantalones militares con un peso de entre 50 a 65 libras. Dicha tarea se
realiza de forma
continua, sin periodo de descanso, en una estacion de trabajo no disenada
para el
levatamiento de peso. Empleados no han sido adiestrados en como levantar
correctamente
material pesados y postura correcta para evitar lesiones. En la OSHA 300
del 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011 y 2012, tienen casos registrados con dias perdidos por
problemas de
ergonomia.
Entre otros metodos, algunos metodos factibles para corregir estos riesgos
son:
1.Considerar ajustar la estacion de trabajo de acuerdo a parametros
recomendados
por estandares relevantes de ergonomia.
2.Utilizar mesas elevadas y/o niveladores de resorte.
3.Utilizar carros (mesas) ajustables en altura, para evitar el tener que
doblarse
excesivamente.
4.Adiestrar a los empleados sobre la postura y forma correcta para
levantamiento
de peso.tamiento

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jul 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,050

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jul 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,050

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jul 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,400 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jul 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,400

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $500

General-duty citation text

Section 6(a) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act:  The
employer did not
furnished 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)Wear Tech, Inc., - the employer did not provide training to his
employees related to the
establishment of a written protocol to handle 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: Domestic violence in the workplace.
Method to abate the hazard: The employer shall provide training to all
establishments
employees related to a written protocol to handle domestic violence
situations
in the
workplace.
a)El patrono Wear Tech, Inc., - no proveyo adiestramiento a sus empleados,
relacionado
al establecimiento de un protocolo escrito para manejar situaciones de
violencia domestica
en el lugar de trabajo, como lo requiere la Ley para la Implementacion del
Protocolo
para Manejar Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el Sitio de Trabajo,
Ley Num. 217
del 2006.
Riesgo: Violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo.
Metodo para corregir este riesgo: El patrono tiene que proveer
adiestramiento a todos los
empleados del establecimiento relacionado con un protocolo escrito para el
manejo de
situaciones de violencia domestica en el sitio de trabajo.a

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 4, 2012

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May 30, 2012

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Jun 4, 2012

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May 30, 2012

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Jul 2, 2012

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 18, 2012

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May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 4, 2012

Issued

May 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 4, 2012