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: a)At the conference room, weighting and measuring room and the WIC program supervisor office - There were observed pieces of concrete cement that were falling from the ceiling, the pieces that falled have an approximate of 5 pounds. The employees were performing offices works. Hazard: ceiling unfastening. Among others methods one feasible and acceptable method is that a Structural Engineer certify the building stability. a)En el salon de conferencia, area de pesar y medir y oficina del supervisor del Programa WIC - Se observo que pedazos de cemento del techo se estaba cayendo, donde se desprendieron pedazos de hasta aproximadamente 5 libras. Los empleados realizaban sus trabajos de oficina. Riesgo: desprendimiento del techo. Entre otros metodos de correccion un metodo factible y aceptable es una certificacion de un Ingeniero Estructural que verifique la estabilidad del edificio."d