OSHA Inspection: COOP. AHORRO Y CREDITO NTRA SRA. VALVANERA

Issued

Feb 1, 2005

Abate by

Feb 18, 2005

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $150 Reduced

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 insuffience in occupancy space delay
emergency access
to exit of square shape work office 14 feet in lenght by 12 feet in width
occupied with
three (3) employee and office equipment. At the time of the inspection
office operations
were performed by employee. Among other methods, one feasible and
acceptable
methods to correct this hazard 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 la salida de emergencia en oficina de trabajo con forma cuadrada con 14
pies de largo
por 12 pies de ancho, ocupado por tres (3) empleados y equipo de oficina.
Al momento
de la inspeccion empleado realizaba 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 require NFPA 1985 Sec.27-1.7.1 (o version adelantada)