OSHA Inspection: DE ESC HAYDEE CABALLERO

Issued

Nov 30, 2000

Abate by

Jan 16, 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:
Establishment, classrooms #6, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29 y 30
- teachers worked at
mentioned classrooms where illumination levels were 57 foot/candles at the
classroom of greater
illumination and as low as 7 foot/candles at the classroom of lesser
illumination, being exposed to the
hazard of reading and writing with a low illumination that can cause
visual fatigue and/or vision loss.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to
provide at all classrooms an
average illumination level of 70 foot/candles or better as recommended by
the American National
Standard Institute on the standard for Office Lighting A132.1-1973.
The employer Dept. de Educacion Esc Haydee Caballero was cited for a
violation that was verified as
a Failure to Abate the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act
standard - Section 6(a) - which
was contained in OSHO inspection number 303432074, citation number 1, item
number 1, issued on
11/30/2000.
Establecimiento, salones de clase #6, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
29 y 30 - maestros trabajaban
en los mencionados salones donde los niveles de iluminacion eran 57
bujias/pies en el salon de clase de
mayor iluminacion y de 7 bujias/pies en el salon de clase de menor
iluminacion, siendo expuestos al
riesgo de leer y escribir con una iluminacion baja que podria causar
fatiga visual y/o perdida de vision.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo de correccion factible y aceptable es el
proveer en todos los salones de
clase una iluminacion promedio de 70 bujias/pies o mejor segun recomendado
por el American National
Standard Institute en el estandar de "Office Lighting A132.1-1973".
El patrono Dept. de Educacion Esc Haydee Caballero fue citado por una
violacion que fue verificada
como Fallo en Corregir a la norma de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el
Trabajo de Puerto Rico -
Seccion 6(a) - la cual estaba contenida en la inspeccion de OSHO numero
303432074, citacion numero
1, renglon 1, emitida en 11/30/2000.

Issued

Nov 30, 2000

Abate by

Dec 5, 2000

Issued

Nov 30, 2000

Abate by

Jan 16, 2001