OSHA Inspection: DE ESC JOHN W HARRIS

Issued

Apr 23, 2008

Abate by

May 5, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Apr 23, 2008

Abate by

May 12, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

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 John Harris school in Arecibo, employees were performing teaching tasks
in the
second grade classrooms.There were pigeons and pigeon's stool on the
building
facade,windows sills of those classrooms.The employees were exposed to
allergies and
respiratory diseases.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct the
hazard is
installing a barrier to prevent pigeons to make nests ans stand in the
facade and windows
sill.
En la Escuela John Harris en Arecibo, los empleados estaban realizando
tareas de
ensenanza en los salones de clase de segundo grado.Habian palomas y
excremento de
palomas  en la fachada del edificio y en las ventanas. Los empleados
estaban expuestos
a alergias y enfermedades respiratorias.
Un metodo factible y aceptable de correcion entre otros m+todos,para
corregir el riesgo
es instalar una barrera para prevenir que las palomas hagan nidos y se
posen en la
fachada del edificio y en los bordes de las ventanas.