OSHA Inspection: AP AEREOPUERTO INT LMM

Issued

Sep 28, 2000

Abate by

Oct 25, 2000

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 Administrative Office of Agriculture Department: While the employee
performing
their tasks, it were observed fissured sections on the ceiling of the
estructure.
This
fissures in rainy days permited rain watter filtrate and did fall on the
floor making
slippery.
Hazard: Slippings and falls on raining days.
Among other method, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to restore a new the ceiling with concrete and a sealing
compound.
En las Oficinas Administrativas del Departamento de Agricultura (Programa
de Sanidad
Vegetal): Mientras los empleados realizaban sus tareas, se observaron
secciones
resquebradas del techo de la estructura.  Estas fisuras en dias lluviosos
permiten que se
filtre agua de lluvia y podrian causar resbalones en el piso.
Riesgo: Resbalos y caidas en dias de lluvia.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo accesible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es reparar
de nuevo el techo con cemento y un compuesto sellador.

Issued

Sep 28, 2000

Abate by

Oct 6, 2000

Issued

Sep 28, 2000

Abate by

Oct 18, 2000