OSHA Inspection: PR RETAIL STORE INC.

Issued

Oct 31, 2008

Abate by

Nov 28, 2008

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

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:
At PR Retail Store Inc, in Vega Alta.  The employer did not had 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. Among other Method one acceptable and feasible method to correct
this
hazard is:
1.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.
En la tienda "PR Retail Store Inc" en Vega Alta.  El patrono no tenia un
protocolo escrito para
atender los casos de 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. Ademas de otros metodos un
metodo factible y
aceptable para corregir este riesgo es:
1.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
Riesgo: Muerte, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas a la violencia
domestica en el lugar de
trabajo.

Issued

Oct 31, 2008

Abate by

Nov 13, 2008

Issued

Oct 31, 2008

Abate by

Nov 13, 2008

Issued

Oct 31, 2008

Abate by

Nov 13, 2008

Issued

Oct 31, 2008

Abate by

Nov 13, 2008