OSHA Inspection: DE ESC PABLO AVILA

Issued

May 5, 2005

Abate by

Jun 15, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

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: Emotional Stress, fall, puncture, and respiratory problems.
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: Estres emocional, caidas, puncion y problemas respiratorios
At "Pablo Avila" School in class rooms such as: spanish,
mathematics,science,  physical
education were observed problems of:
1.Ceiling filtration,  ceiling plastering is coming off, cement is falling
apart and
crack and the floor.
2.The Cyclone in Tennis court had loose wire.
3. In the basketball court sportlight were corroded and could fall.
4. The bleachers had metal pieces loose.
The employees were exposed to emotional stress due to structure problems
in the
classroom, falls puncture and respiratory problems.
Among others methods, one feasible an aceptable abatement methods to
correct these
hazard are:
1.Request a Structural study of the affected class room to determined if
their are
any structural deficiency and if it was safe to used it.
2.Replace cyclone wire in the affected areas.
3.Replace Sportlight.
4. Replace bleachers.
En la escuela Pablo Avila en los salones de clases tales como: espanol,
matematicas,
ciencia, educacion fisica se observaron problemas de:
1.Filtraciones en el techo, el empanetado del techo se esta cayendo,
desprendimiento de pedazos de cemento y grietas en el piso.
2.En la cancha de tenis el ciclon de la cancha tiene el alambrado suelto.
3.En la cancha de Baloncesto los focos de luz estan corroidos y pueden
desprenderse.
4.Las gradas tienen piezas de metal sueltas.
Los empleados fueron expuestos a estres emocional debido a los problemas
de
la planta
fisica, caidas, punciones y problemas respiratorios.  Entre otros, un
metodo factible y
aceptable de correccion para corregir estos riesgos son:
1.Solicitar un estudio de los salones afectados para determinar si existen
deficiencias en su  estructura y si es seguro el uso del mismo.
2.Sustituir los alambres de ciclon en las areas averiadas
3.El reemplazo de los focos.
4.El reemplazo de las gradas.zo

Issued

May 5, 2005

Abate by

Jun 15, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

Issued

May 5, 2005

Abate by

Jun 15, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

Issued

May 5, 2005

Abate by

Jun 15, 2005

Issued

May 5, 2005

Abate by

Jun 15, 2005

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900