OSHA Inspection: DE ESC VIRGINIA VAZQUEZ MENDOZA

Issued

May 10, 2002

Abate by

Jun 26, 2002

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:
North side classrooms, exterior walls area - doves nested at this area
where employees were
exposed to contact with dove droppings and the biological hazards
associated with them:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to
control the nesting
of doves on this area establishing a continuous and effective cleaning
program
of the area, where
the frecuency of cleaning prevents the doves from establishing their
nests.  It has to be
considered that the doves are protected by laws that regulate their
control and that advise has
to be taken with the appropiate authorities not to violate protecting laws
for them.
Salones de clases del lado norte, area de paredes exteriores - palomas
anidaban en esta area
donde empleados estaban expuestos al contacto con excremento de palomas y
a los riesgos
biologicos asociados con estos:
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de correccion es el
controlar el que las
palomas aniden en este area estableciendo un programa de limpieza continuo
y efectivo del area,
donde la frecuencia de limpieza prevenga que las palomas establezcan su
nido.  Se debe tomar
en consideracion que las palomas estan protegidas por leyes que regulan la
forma de control y
que se deben asesorar con las autoridades pertinentes para no violar las
leyes
de proteccion de
estas.

Issued

May 10, 2002

Abate by

May 15, 2002

Issued

May 10, 2002

Abate by

Jun 12, 2002