OSHA Inspection: DE ESC EMILIO R DELGADO

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Apr 20, 2007

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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:
At the Emilio R. Delgado High School; the employees were performing the
following
works; writing in the computers, answering the phone, attending people,
teaching the
students, correcting papers, cleaning the school, among others. The
buildings A, B, C,
D and E of the school showed cracks on the floor, walkways, ceiling,
colums,
stairs and
beams and deformations on doors and windows. The Jaca & Sierra Testing
Laboratories
performing an inspection and soil test where they found that the soil use
as fill layers
during the original school construction where not compacted adequately, it
cause and
continue causing the stuctural problems.
Hazard: Structural damages.
Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable to correct this
hazard, is
performing a complete evaluation by an structural engineer considering the
recommendations of the soil survey perform by the company Jaca & Sierra
Testing
Laboratories.
En la Escuela Superior Emilio R. Delgado; los empleados estaban realizando
los
siguientes trabajos: escribiendo en las computadoras, contestando el
telefono, atendiendo
publico, ensenando a los estudiantes, corrigiendo documentos, limpiando la
escuela,
entre
otros. Los edificios A, B, C, D y E de la escuela, presentaban grietas en
el piso, las
aceras, el techo, las columnas, escaleras y vigas y deformaciones en
puertas y ventanas.
La compania "Jaca & Sierra Testing Laboratories" donde se encontro que las
capas de
relleno utilizadas durante la construccion original de la escuela, no
fueron compactadas
adecuadamente lo que causo y sigue causando los problemas estructurales.
Riesgo: Danos estructurales.
Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo
es, realizar una
evaluacion completa por un ingeniero estructural considerando las
recomendaciones del
estudio de suelo realizado por la compania "Jaca & Sierra Testing
Laboratories".s

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Apr 20, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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:
At the Emilio R. Delgado High School; the employees were performing the
following
works; writing in the computers, answering the phone, attending people,
teaching the
students, correcting papers, cleaning the school, among others. There was
evidence of
ceiling water filtrations at the following areas: register area and
vocational classrooms
of: refrigeration, woodworking and autobody.
Hazards: Slips and falls.
Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable to correct this
hazard, is
repair the ceiling.
En la Escuela Superior Emilio R. Delgado; los empleados estaban realizando
los
siguientes trabajos: escribiendo en las computadoras, contestando el
telefono, atendiendo
publico, ensenando a los estudiantes, corrigiendo documentos, limpiando la
escuela, entre
otros. Habia evidencia de filtraciones en el techo en las siguientes
areas: la oficina de
registraduria y los salones vocacionales de: refrigeracion, ebanisteria y
hojalateria.
Riesgos: Resbalones y caidas.
Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo
es, reparar el
techo.r

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Mar 16, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Mar 12, 2007

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Mar 12, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Mar 12, 2007

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Mar 30, 2007

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Mar 30, 2007