OSHA Inspection: UPR

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 20, 1998

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:
a)Falling and triping hazard: employees worked in a storage area
(previously ice
storehouse) where illumination was not provided.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is provide illumination.
a)Riesgo de tropezones y caida: empleados trabajaron en area de almacenaje
(anteriormente una nevera) donde no se proveyo iluminacion.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de correccion para este
riesgo es proveer iluminacion."e

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 15, 1998