OSHA Inspection: CARIBBEAN BOTTLING CO

Issued

2008-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $150.00 · Current $150.00

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:
a .At the workplace of Caribbean Bottling,Co. The employer did not have a
protocol to
handle situations of domestic violence (physical,verbal, and emotional
aggression and
even murder) at the workplace. Among other methods, one feasible and
acceptable
method to correct this hazard is to establish and implement a written
protocol to manage
situations of domestic violence at the workplace as required by Act 217 of
September 29,
2006. The protocol must include the following minimum requirements: A
public policy
statement, legal basis and applicability, responsabilities of the
personnel, and uniform
procedures and measures to be followed in order to handle the cases. It
hasto be
evaluated and certified by the Women's Advocate Office.
a. En el lugar de trabajo de Caribbean Bottling, Co. El patrono no tenia
un protocolo
para manejar situaciones de violencia domestica (agresion fisica,verbal y
emocional
incluso asesinato) en el lugar de trabajo. Entre otros metodos, un metodo
factible y
aceptable para corregir este riesgo es establecer e implantar un protocolo
escrito para
manejar situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo como es
requerido por
la Ley Numero 217 del 29 de septiembre de 2007. El protocolo debera
incluir los
siguientes requisitos minimos: declaracion de politica publica, base legal
y aplicabilidad,
responsabilidad del personal, y procedimiento y medidas uniformes a seguir
en
el manejo
de casos. Este tendra que ser evaluado y certificado por la Oficina de la
Procuradora de
la Mujeres.ora