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 "Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena", contract area, employees performed office works, such as: writing in computers. It were observed in the floor, where the employees had to walk, computer, phones and other appliances cables. Hazard: Stumbles and falls. Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to relocate or take out the cables at the floor. En el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, area de Contratos, empleados realizaron trabajos de oficina, tal como: escribir en computadora. Se observo en el suelo, cables de computadora, telefono y otros, por donde tenian que pasar los empleados. Riesgo: Tropezones y caidas. Entre otros metodos, un metodo accesible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es, reubicar o sacar los cables del piso.s