Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING

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 the General Court of Justice of Bayamon, Investigation Room main entrance and closing areas: It were observed employer walking true the main entrace and closing areas with a notable poor illumination for a deficient visual work of 2 footcandles (in places with light) to 1 or 0 footcandles (in places with poor light or without light) creating the posibility that an employee could'nt detected the cause of a potential accident. Hazard: Fall One acceptable and feasible method to correct the condition could be, place more lights or change those lights who were damange. En la Entrada Principal y areas cercanas de la sala de investigaciones del Tribunal General de Justicia de Bayamon: Se observaron empleados transitando por la entrada principal y en areas cercanas con una notable iluminacion pobre de 2 bujiaspies (lugar con luz) hasta 1 o 0 bujiaspies (en lugares con poca o ninguna luz) creando la probabilidad de que un empleado no pueda detectar la causa potencial de un accidente. Riesgo: Caidas Un metodo aceptable y factible para corregir la condicion seria colocar mas luces o reemplazar aquellas luces que estan averiadas.