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Circular Economy Hazards: Re-use, Re-purposed Materials and Unknowns Fatality File – Spanish
Circular Economy Hazards: Re-use, Re-purposed Materials and Unknowns Fatality File – Spanish
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El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. sanciona a un fabricante de productos químicos de Massachusetts por infracciones relacionadas con el polvo combustible y los procesos químicos tras una explosión mortal

Qué Sucedió

El 4 de mayo de 2023, un trabajador de PolyCarbon Industries Inc./SEQENS SAS —una planta de fabricación de productos farmacéuticos y químicos en Newburyport, Massachusetts— sufrió lesiones mortales cuando un recipiente a presión explotó durante la producción y el secado de un producto químico llamado Dekon 139. La explosión ocurrió porque nunca se habían determinado los riesgos de combustibilidad de los materiales utilizados en el proceso de producción, lo que significa que los trabajadores manipulaban una sustancia cuyo perfil completo de riesgos era desconocido para el empleador y no se había abordado en los procedimientos de seguridad de la planta.

¿Qué Salió Mal?

Los investigadores de la OSHA determinaron que PolyCarbon/SEQENS no determinó los riesgos de combustibilidad de los materiales utilizados en el proceso de Dekon 139, no estableció límites de temperatura seguros para prevenir la descomposición, no actualizó la hoja de datos de seguridad del producto y no tomó medidas al respecto de los hallazgos de una auditoría de cumplimiento realizada apenas seis meses antes del accidente mortal. La empresa contaba con la información necesaria para identificar el riesgo, pero no tomó medidas al respecto. La OSHA multó a la empresa por 11 infracciones, incluidas ocho graves y dos reincidentes, y propuso multas por un total de 298 254 dólares.

Conclusión

«Los requisitos de la norma de Gestión de Seguridad de Procesos de la OSHA son estrictos y exhaustivos porque el incumplimiento total puede tener un impacto grave o catastrófico en los empleados que, en este caso, le costó la vida a un trabajador», afirmó la directora de área de la OSHA, Sarah Carle. Una sustancia química cuyos riesgos no se han caracterizado por completo constituye un riesgo no controlado, ya sea que se trate de una sustancia nueva, un material reutilizado o un producto en fase de producción activa. Saber qué puede hacer un material en todas las condiciones previsibles no es opcional. Es la base de todo control que mantiene a los trabajadores con vida.

Fuente: Dol.gov

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