OSHA Inspection: DE ESC RAMON E BETANCES

Issued

Jul 21, 2000

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Aug 16, 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: Structural hazard
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: Riesgos estructurales
a)At Ramon E. Betances School, fourth grade classrooms S-1-19-09 to
S-1-23-09,
employees work teaching different classes such as mathematics, social
studies, etc., structural
hazards in the building attempt to the life and property of the employees.
Cracks and fissures
in the floor are fall hazards and other hazard is the psychological stress
of
working in such
conditions. A deficiencies study was performed on September 1989 and March
2001 by the
Engineers and Surveyors College of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Chapter, that
address all the hazards
in the building. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement method to correct
this hazard is:
1. Discontinuing the use of classroom until maintenance are provide or new
classroom
are constructed or habilitated.
2. Implement Interlocking system.
3. Rotate employees classrooms S-1-19-09 to S-1-23-09
a)En la Escuela Ramon E. Betances, salones de cuarto grado S-1-19-09 al
S-1-23-09,
empleados trabajaban ensenando diferentes materias tales como matematicas,
estudios sociales,
etc., riesgos estructurales en el edificio atentan contra la vida y
propiedad de los empleados.
Grietas y aberturas en el piso son riesgos de caidas, otros riesgos son el
stress psicologico al
trabajar en estas condiciones. Estudios de diferencias fueron realizados
en septiembre de 1989
y en marzo de 2001 por el Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto
Rico - Capitulo de
Arecibo que senalaba todos los riesgos en el edificio. Entre otros, un
metodo factible y aceptable
de correccion para corregir este riesgo es:
1. Descontinuar el uso de estos salones hasta que se provea mantenimiento
o nuevos
salones sean construidos o habilitados.
2. Implementar sistema de matricula interna.
3. Rotar los maestros de los S-1-19-09 y S-1-23-09

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