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OSHA Inspection: LA DEFENSA

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of LA DEFENSA in CARR 2 KM 29.7, VEGA ALTA, PR 00692 (NAICS 448210). OSHA activity number 309854818.

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Establishment
LA DEFENSA
Site address
CARR 2 KM 29.7
City
VEGA ALTA
State
PR
ZIP
00692
Mailing
CALLE 54 SE 10 URB. LA RIVIERA, RIO PIEDRAS, PR 00921
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
448210
SIC code (legacy)
5139
Employees
9
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.22 B01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $825.00 · Current $125.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $125.00
  • — Z (S) $825.00

1910.303 G02 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $825.00 · Current $425.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $425.00
  • — Z (S) $825.00

6A0001

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $275.00
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 lack of knowledge of the handling of domestic violence
situations in the workplace:
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 falta de conocimiento para el manejo de situaciones de violencia
domestica en su area de
trabajo:
At the Defensa Store, the employer 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.
Hazard: fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence
in the workplace.
One Method to abate this hazard: Develop a written protocol to handle
domestic
violence in the
workplace and provide training to all employees. Information is available
at the Women;s
Advocate Office.
En la tienda la Defensa, el patrono no tenia un protocolo escrito para
manejar situaciones de
violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo como se requirio por la Ley de
Implementacion de
un Protocolo de Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el Lugar de Trabajo
o Lugar de Empleo,
Ley No. 217 de 2006.
Riesgo: Fatalidades, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas con la violencia
domestica en el lugar
de trabajo.
Metodo para corregir este riesgo: Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para
manejar situaciones de
violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo y proveer adiestramiento a los
empleados. La
informacion esta disponible en la Oficina de la Procuradora de la Mujer.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O) $275.00

6A0001

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $275.00
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 lack of knowledge of the handling of domestic violence
situations in the workplace:
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 falta de conocimiento para el manejo de situaciones de violencia
domestica en su area de
trabajo:
At the Defensa Store, the employer did not provided training to the
employees of the written
protocol for the handling of domestic violence in the workplace which is
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 September 29, 2006.
Hazard: Fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence
in the workplace.
Method to abate the hazard: Provide training to all the employees.  during
the inspection.
En la Tienda la Defensa, el patrono no proveyo adiestramiento del
protocolo escrito para el
manejo de la violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo que es requerido
por la Ley para la
Implantacion de un Protocolo para Manejar Situaciones de Violencia
Domestica en Lugares de
Trabajo o Empleo, Ley Num. 217 del 29 de septiembre de 2006.
Riesgo:Muerte, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas con la violencia
domestica en el lugar de
trabajo
Metodo para disminuir el riesgo: Proporcionar adiestramiento a todos los
empleados.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O) $275.00

1910.157 E03

Deleted Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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