OSHA Inspection: MUNICIPIO DE CATANO OFIC. MANEJO DE EMERGENCIAS

Issued

Mar 18, 2005

Abate by

Jul 16, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 wich were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or physical harm to employees in
that employees were
exposed:
Seccion 6(a) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto Rico:
El patrono no
proveyo empleo y 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:
At Emergencies Managent Office of Catano, there were observed water spots
in all the
acoustics maths of the office due to the air conditioner leakage. The
employees were
performing different works related to thier roles as emergency management
officers.
Hazard: Sleeps and falls.
Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable method to
correct this hazard
is repair the air conditioner insulation.
En la Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias de Catano, se observaron manchas de
agua en
los plafones acusticos debido a las filtraciones del sistema
acondicionador de aire. Los
empleados realizaban trabajos relacionados con su puestos de oficiales de
manejo
de
emergencias.
Riesgo: Resbalones y caidas.
Entre otros metodos de correccion un metodo factible y aceptable para
corregir este
problema es arreglar la instalacion del acondicionador de aire.icionador

Issued

Mar 18, 2005

Abate by

Mar 30, 2005