OSHA Inspection: VARELA TRUCK SUPPLIES INC

Issued

Oct 2, 2008

Abate by

Oct 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $150

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 Varela Truck Supplies, Inc. 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 (for private 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 Varela Truck Supplies, 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

Oct 2, 2008

Abate by

Oct 7, 2008