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

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 occupancy space that delay emergency access to exit of a rectangular shape work office 22 feet long by 13 feet wide, occupied by 6 employees and office equipment. At the time of the inspection office operation were performed by employee. Among other methods one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to provide 100 sq. ft gross floor area per person: As required in NFPA 1985 Sec.27-1.7.1 (or later edition) a. Recibir serias lesiones debido a espacio insuficiente de ocupacion que dilata el acceso a la salida de emergencia, en oficina de trabajo en forma rectangular, 22 pies de largo por 13 pies de ancho, ocupada por 6 empleados y equipo de oficina. Al momento de la inspeccion empleados realizaban operaciones de oficina. Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible de corregir este riesgo es proveer 100 pies cuadrados de area bruta por persona: segun requiere NFPA 1985 Sec.27-1.7.1 (or later edition)