OSHA Inspection: DE ESC FRANCISCO MENDOZA

Issued

May 6, 2009

Abate by

May 29, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,000

Issued

May 6, 2009

Abate by

Jun 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $10,000

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:
a)At the followings area in the Francisco Mendoza High School - Its
observed
evidence of water filtrations through the ceiling and the ceiling
plastering were
felt down. The employees were observed performing their food preparation
tasks
and educational tasks.
1. the Lunch room.
2. the Commerce Classroom.
3. the English Classroom (11 and 12).
4. the Marketing Classroom.
5. the hallway of the second floor that gave access to the Electronic
workshop.
6. the Electronic Classroom.
7. the hallway of building number 3.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard is repair the ceiling.
Hazards:  falls.
THE "DEPARTAMENTO DE EDUCACI:N" WAS PREVIOSLY CITED FOR
A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN
PROSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311386270, CITATION NUMBER 01 ITEM
NUMBER 001, ISSUED ON JUNE 09, 2008 WITH RESPECT TO A
WORKPLACE LOCATED AT DE ESCUELA FRANCISCO MENDOZA ON
ISABELA.
a)En la Escuela Superior Francisco Mendoza - se observo  evidencia de
filtraciones
de agua a traves del techo y que el empanetado del techo se estaba cayendo
en las
siguientes areas.  Los empleados fueron observados realizando sus tareas de
preparacion de alimentos y de ensenanza.
1. Salon Comedor.
2. Salon de Comercio.
3. Salon de Ingles (11 y 12).
4. Salon de Mercadeo
5. Pasillo del segundo piso que daba acceso al taller de Electronica.6.
Salon de electronica.
7. Pasillo del edificio #3.
Entre otros metodos de correccion, un metodo factible y aceptable es
reparar el
techo.
Riesgo:  caidas."
EL DEPARTAMENTO DE EDUCACI:N, FUE CITADO PREVIAMENTE
POR UNA VIOLACI:N A ESTA SECCI:N DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD O
SU ESTANDAR EQUIVALENTE, CONTENIDA EN EL CASO # 311386270,
CITACI:N NBMERO 01, RENGL:N NBMERO 001 EMITIDA EL 9 DE
JUNIO DE 2008, CON RESPECTO AL LUGAR DE TRABAJO LOCALIZADO
EN DE ESCUELA FRANCISCO MENDOZA DE ISABELA."

Issued

May 6, 2009

Abate by

Jun 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $10,000

Issued

May 6, 2009

Abate by

Jun 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $10,000

Issued

May 6, 2009

Abate by

Jun 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $10,000

Issued

May 6, 2009

Abate by

May 24, 2009

Penalty

Initial $10,000

Issued

May 6, 2009

Abate by

May 19, 2009

Penalty

Initial $10,000

Issued

May 6, 2009

Abate by

Jun 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $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)Educational Department Francisco Mendoza High School - Did not have a
written
protocol to handle domestic violence in the workplace, as required by the
Act
for
the Implementation of a Protocol to Handle Domestic Violence Situations in
the
Workplace or Place of Employment, Act No. 217 of 2006.
Hazard:  fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence
in the
workplace.
Method to abate the hazard:  Develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in the workplace and provide training to all the employees.
Information
is available at the Women's Advocate Office.
a)El patrono Departamento de Educacion Escuela Superior Francisco Mendoza
-
No tenia un protocolo escrito para manejar situaciones de violencia
domestica en
el lugar de trabajo como se requirio por la Ley de Implementacion de un
Protocolo de Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el Lugar de trabajo o
Lugar
de Empleo, Ley No. 217 de 2006.
Riesgo:  fatalidades, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas con la violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo.
Metodo para corregir este riesgo: Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para
manejar
situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo y proveer
adiestramiento
a los empleados.  La informacion esta disponible en la Oficina de la
Procuradora
de la Mujer."dora