Text For Citation: 02 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 Antonio Luchetti School in Arecibo, employees were performing teaching tasks in the classrooms, there were filtrations in the ceiling and walls. The employees were exposed to falls due to wet floors. One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct the hazard is eliminated the filtrations and cracks of the ceiling. En la Escuela Antonio Luchetti en Arecibo, los empleados estaban realizando tareas de ensenanza en los salones de clase donde habia filtraciones en el techo y paredes. Los empleados estaban expuestos a caidas debido a pisos mojados. Un metodo factible y aceptable de correccion entre otros metodos, para corregir el riesgo es eliminar las filtraciones y rajaduras del techo.