OSHA Inspection: WESTERN AUTO PUERTO RICO INC

Issued

2008-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

Issued

2008-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-12-18 00:00:00

Issued

2008-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00 · Current $500.00

General-duty citation text

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:
The Western Auto Store in Vega Baja did not have a written protocol to
handle domestic
violence in the workplace, as required by the Act for the Implementation
of a Protocol to Handle
Domestic Violence Situations in the Workplace or Place of Employment, Act
No. 217 of 2006.
Method to abate the hazard: Develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in the
workplace and provide training to all the employees.  Information is
available at the Women's
Advocate Office, A Guide for Employers: Domestic Violence in the Workplace
and other
references.
Hazard: Fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence
in
the workplace.
La tienda Western Auto en Vega Baja no tiene un protocolo escrito para
manejar la violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo, tal como lo exige la Ley para la
Aplicacion de un Protocolo
para Manejar Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el lugar de trabajo o
lugar de empleo, Ley
217 de 2006
Metodo para reducir el riesgo: Elaborar un protocolo escrito para manejar
la violencia domestica
en el lugar de trabajo y proporcionar capacitacion a todos los empleados.
La informacion esta
disponible en el Oficina de la Procuradora de la Mujer, Guia para
Patronos: La Violencia
Domestica en el Lugar de Trabajo y otras referencias