SABANA GRANDE, PR ·
OSHA Inspection: DE ESC BLANCA MALARET
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of DE ESC BLANCA MALARET in CALLE PEDRO RODRIGUEZ DE ACOSTA # 164 SAN ISIDRO, SABANA GRANDE, PR 00637 (NAICS 611110). OSHA activity number 311387336.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DE ESC BLANCA MALARET
- Site address
- CALLE PEDRO RODRIGUEZ DE ACOSTA # 164 SAN ISIDRO
- City
- SABANA GRANDE
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00637
- Mailing
- PO BOX 190759, SAN JUAN, PR 00919
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 611110
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8211
- Employees
- 45
- Ownership type
- State government (C)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2008
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2008
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)Doesn't have a fast exit way in case of any type of an emergency due to the piling of them and their respective working equipment in addition of receive tripping, multiples strokes, lacerations and abrasions. An employees was working daily and continually as a professional adviser in a working office of 9'3" large x 8'10" width which have a writing desk, a little table, a chair, files, plastic bags, pasteboards and plastic boxes with materials inside of them. The employee occupancy load exceed the established limits by the National Fire Protection Association, The Life Safety Code Handbook and the Puerto Rico Fire Department Code to perform an orderly, securely and a free of obstacles exit in case of an emergency. Such limits are 100 square feet net per person and the final result of the measures taked by the CSHO was of 37'5" square feet net for one employee working at the mentioned office when must be of 100 square feet net for his employee. Location: Counsellor office of the DE, Blanca Malaret school, Sabana Grande PR. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is the removing of equipment from the working area or remove the employee to a bigger office. a)No tener un medio de salida rapido en caso de cualquier tipo de emergencia debido al hacinamiento de estos y sus respectivos equipos de trabajo ademas de recibir tropiezos, multiples golpes, laceraciones, contusiones severas y abrasiones. Empleado estuvo trabajando diaria y continuamente como consejero profesional en una oficina de 9'3" de largo x 8'10" de ancho la cual tiene un escritorio, una mesita pequena, una silla, archivos, bolsas plasticas, cajas de carton y cajas plasticas con materiales en el interior de estas. La carga de ocupacion de los empleadas excedio los limites establecidos por La Asociacion Nacional de Proteccion para fuego, El Codigo de Proteccion contra incendios del cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico para realizar una salida ordenada, segura y libre de obstaculos en caso de una emergencia. Dichos limites son 100 pies cuadrados por persona y el resultado final de las medidas tomadas por el CSHO fue de 37'5" cuadrados netos para un empleado trabajando en la mencionada oficina cuando deben ser 100 pies cuadrados netos para este empleado. Localizacion: Oficina de consejeria del DE, Escuela Blanca Malaret, Sabana Grande, P.R. Entre otros metodos, un metodo de correccion factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es la remocion de equipo del area de trabajo o remover el empleado hacia una oficina mas grande."
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 311387336.
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