OSHA Inspection: TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA

Issued

Apr 25, 2001

Abate by

May 1, 2001

Issued

Apr 25, 2001

Abate by

May 1, 2001

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 General Court of Justice of Bayamon, Investigation Room main
entrance and
closing areas: It were observed employer walking true main entrance and
closing areas
with a notable poor illumination for a deficient visual work of 2
footcandles (in places
with light) to 1 or 0 footcandle (in places with poor light or without
light)
creating the
posibility that an employeer couldn't detected the cause of a potential
accident.  In
reference by ANSI A-B2.1.
One acceptable and feasible method to correct the condition could be,
place more lights
or change those lights who were damange.
En la entrada principal y areas cercanas de la sala de investigaciones del
Tribunal
General de Justicia de Bayamon: Se observaron empleados transitando por la
entrada
principal y en areas cercanas con una notable iluminacion pobre de 2
"footcandles" (en
un lugar con luz) hasta 1 o 0 "footcandles" (en lugares con poca o ninguna
luz) creando
la probabilidad de que un empleado no pueda detectar la causa potencial de
un accidente.
En referencia al ANSI A-B2.1.
Un metodo aceptable y factible para corregir seria colocar mas luces o
reemplazar
aquellas luces que estan averiadas.