Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: OTHER

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 project site of bridge construction at Road 156 Km 59.2 - the employer did not provide toilet facilities in a sanitary condition, required maintenance was not being fulfilled. Employees were exposed to the hazards of transmission of illnesses from inhalation, ingestion or absorption of bacteria growing or viruses left on unsanitary surface. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to provide adecuate maintenance changing and/or emptying the portable toilet frecuently. En el sitio del proyecto de la construccion del puente en Carr 156 Km 59.2 - el patrono no proveyo las facilidades de retrete en condiciones sanitarias, el mantenimiento requerido no se estaba realizando. Empleados expuestos a los riesgos de transmision de enfermedades por inhalacion, ingestion o absorcion del crecimiento de o viruses dejado en superficie insalubre. Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de corregir este riesgo es de proveer mantenimiento adecuado cambiando y/o vaciando el retrete portatil frecuentemente.00$y0 T