OSHA Inspection: DE- ESCUELA PEDRO J FOURNIER

Issued

Mar 8, 2004

Abate by

Mar 25, 2004

Penalty

Initial $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:
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. Receive serious injuries due to insufficience in occupancy space that
delay emergency
access to exit of rectangular shape office 16.5 feet length by 10.6 feet
width occupied by
5 employees and office equipment. At the time of the inspection employees
were
performing office operation.  Among other methods one feasible and
acceptable
method
to correct this hazard is to provide 100 sq.ft. floor area per person: As
required in NFPA
1985 Sec. 27-1.7.1 (or later edition).
a. Recibir serias lesiones debido a insuficiente espacio de ocupacion que
dilata el acceso
a salida de emergencia, en oficina en forma rectangular, 16.5 pies de
largo por 10.6 pies
de ancho ocupada por 5 empleados y equipo de oficina. Al momento de la
inspeccion
empleados realizaban operaciones de oficina. Entre otros metodos, un
metodo aceptable
y posible de corregir este riesgo es proveer 100 pies cuadrados de area
por persona:
segun requiere NFPA 1985 Sec. 27-1.7.1 ( o version adelantada)

Issued

Mar 8, 2004

Abate by

Mar 25, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,350