OSHA Inspection: DE ESCUELA VOCACIONAL SANTIAGO RIVERA GARCIA

Issued

Oct 22, 2009

Abate by

Nov 18, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500

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 insufficient in occupancy space delay
emergency access to exit
of rectangular shape, class room 18 feet width by 25 feet lenght occupied
with 20 persons and
vocational laboratory equipment. At the time of inspection educational
class operation were
performed by employee. Among other methods one feasible and acceptable
methods to correct
this hazard to provide 200 sq.ft floor area per person: As required in
NFPA 2003 Sec 7.3-
7.3.1.2 ( or later edition).
a. Recibir lesiones serias debido a insuficiente espacio de ocupacion que
dilate el acceso a salida
de emergencia en salon de clases 18 pies de ancho por 25 pies de largo con
20 personas y
equipo de laboratorio vocacional. Al momento de la inspeccion empleado
realizaba operacion
de clases educacionales. Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y
posible de corregir este
riesgo es proveer 200 pies cuadrados de area por persona: segun requiere
NFPA 2003 Sec 7.3-
7.3.1.2 (o version adelantada).

Issued

Oct 22, 2009

Abate by

Nov 10, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500