OSHA Inspection: USDA-NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level:   On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, in the break room area, the exit door was blocked with chairs.   PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Jan 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, in the break room area, a designated exit was not marked by an exit sign or any other means.  PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Jan 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): If the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent, signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. Additionally, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must clearly be visible at all times:  On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, in the hallway area, a sign indicating the direction of travel to an exit, that was not immediately apparent, was not posted.  PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Jan 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet):  On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, outside the Engineer's office area, a door that was not an exit and that was located so it was likely to be mistaken for an exit was not identified by a sign or any other means.  PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Jan 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling:   a) On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, workstation #4 area, an uninterruptible power supply was not connected to a permanently installed branch circuit receptacle.   b) On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, in the Engineer's office area, two relocatable power taps were not directly connected to a permanently installed branch circuit receptacle.   c) On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, in the District Conservationist's office area, a relocatable power tap was not directly connected to a permanently installed branch circuit receptacle.   PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Jan 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures:  a) On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, in the file room area, energized electrical conductors operating at more than 50 volts were not guarded to prevent accidental contact.   PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Jan 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury:   a) On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, in the District Conservationist's office area, a portable fire extinguisher was not mounted.  b) On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, in the break room area, a portable fire extinguisher was not mounted.  c) On or about 9/22/15, at Plaza Juana Diaz, Suite B19, Juana Diaz, PR, workstation #8 area, a portable fire extinguisher was not mounted.  PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.