OSHA Inspection: HS INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR INC

Issued

Jul 15, 2008

Abate by

Jul 17, 2008

Penalty

Initial $573 · Current $573

Issued

Jul 15, 2008

Abate by

Aug 1, 2008

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

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.  Employer HS Industrial Contractor, Inc did not have a written protocol
to handle
domestic violence in the workplace, as required by the Act for the
implementation of a
Protocl to Handle Domestic Violence Situations int eWorkplace or Place of
Emplyment,
Act No. 217 of 2006 (for provate and public employers, except
municipalities).
Hazard:  Fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence
in the workplace.
Method to abate the hazard:  Develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in
the workplace and provided training to all employees. Information is
available at the
Women's Advocate Office. A guide for Employers: Domestic Violence in the
Workplace
and others references provided during the inspection.
a.  El patrono HS Industrial Contractor, Inc. no tenia un protocolo
escrito para manejar
violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo, como es requerido por la Ley
para la
Implementacion de un protocolo para manejar Situaciones de Violencia
Domestica en el
Lugar de Trabajo, Ley No. 217 de 2006 (para patronos privados y publicos,
excepto
municipios).
Riesgo:  Fatalidades, lesiones, y enfermedades relacionadas con violencia
domestica en
el lugar de trabajo.
Metodo para corregir el riesgo:  Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para
manejar violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo y proveer adiestramiento a todos los
empleados. La
informacion esta disponible en la Oficina de la Procuradora de las
Mujeres, Una Guia
para Patronos: Violencia Domestica en el Lugar de Trabajo y otras
referencias provistas
durante la inspeccion.

Issued

Jul 15, 2008

Abate by

Jul 21, 2008