OSHA Inspection: AEP REGION CAROLINA

Issued

Nov 29, 2010

Abate by

Dec 16, 2010

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:
Note: Section 6(h) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act:
Each owner of any
premises used in whole or in part as a place of employment, did not comply
with all the
occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations and
orders issued pursuant
to this act, with respect to those parts of the premises under his control
and not under the control
of the employer.
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:
Nota: Seccion 6(h) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto
Rico: Cada dueno
de cual local usado todo o en parte como un sitio de empleo, no cumplio
con todas las normas
de salud y seguridad ocupacionales y todas las reglas, reglamentos y
ordenes emitidas de
acuerdo con esta ley, respecto a aquellas partes del local bajo su control
y no bajo el control
del patrono.
It was documented that at the Gilberto Concepcion de Gracia High School
Department of
Education's employees worked and Autoridad Edificios Publicos- Carolina
Office was
responsible for the structure maintenance.
As a result of lack in maintenance of the classroom floors and hallway
from Autoridad Edificios
Publicos, the employees of the Department of Education of Puerto Rico were
exposed to falls.
At the Department of Education Gilberto Concepcion de Gracia high school
located in Carolina,
employees were observed walking on a uneven floor because holes in the
floor, tiles loose and
removed in some areas. It were observed at the library twelve tiles that
had been come off from
the floor and holes in the responsible parenthood classroom floor and the
second level hallway.
One feasible method to abate the hazard: repair all the broken tiles and
holes or put something
in the area to level the floor.
Hazard: Employees exposed to fall and trips.
Se documento que en la Escuela superior Gilberto Concepcion de Gracia
trabajaban empleados
del Departamento de Educacion y la Autoridad de Edificios Publicos- Region
Carolina
era
responsable del mantenimiento de la estructura.
Como resultado de la falta de mantenimiento a los pisos de los salones de
clases y pasillos,
empleados del Departamento de Educacion de Puerto Rico estuvieron
expuestos a caidas.
En el Departamento de Educacion escuela superior Gilberto Concepcion de
Gracia en Carolina,
se observaron empleados caminando en un piso desnivelado debido a que hay
huecos en el piso,
lozas sueltas y removidas en algunas areas. Se observaron en la biblioteca
doce lozas que se
salieron del piso y huecos en el piso del salon de paternidad responsable
y en el pasillo del
segundo piso.
Un metodo para disminuir el riego: reparar todas las lozas rotas y huecos,
o colocar algo en las
areas para nivelar el piso.
Riesgo: Empleados expuestos a caidas y tropiezos.

Issued

Nov 29, 2010

Abate by

Dec 9, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Nov 29, 2010

Abate by

Dec 9, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Nov 29, 2010

Abate by

Dec 9, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500