OSHA Inspection: CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DE PUERTO RICO

Issued

Jun 11, 2002

Abate by

Feb 3, 2003

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 "Cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico-Estacion Metropolitana", firemans
stay the
night in the rest rooms of the second floor and used the bathing
facilities.  Were
observed removed acustics, spotted acustic due humidity and the aislation
of the air
conditioner ducts deteriorated due the humidity too. In interview to
employees
indicated
that the floor takes wet with drops from the ceiling. The employees that
used the
bathroom performed fireman duties.
Hazard: Slips, falls.
Among other correction method, one feasible and acceptable to correct this
hazard is
repair the ceiling.
En Cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico-Estacion Metropolitana, bomberos
pernoctaban
en los dormitorios del segundo piso y utilizan las facilidades del bano.
Se observaron
acusticos removidos, acusticos manchados por la humedad y aislacion de los
conductos
del acondicionador del aire deteriorados.  En entrevista a empleados
indicaron que el piso
se moja por goteras que provienen del techo. Los empleados que utilizaban
el bano
realizaban tareas de bombero.
Riesgo: Resbalones, caidas.
Entre otros metodos de correccion, uno factible y aceptable para corregir
este riesgo es
reparar el techo.r

Issued

Jun 11, 2002

Abate by

Jun 14, 2002

Issued

Jun 11, 2002

Abate by

Jul 8, 2002