OSHA Inspection: OLDACH ASSOCIATES, INC

Issued

Apr 30, 2009

Abate by

May 27, 2009

Penalty

Initial $250 · Current $250

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 in the Oldach Associates,Inc., establishment of Ponce
Guancha,
Santiago de los Caballeros Ave. Build. 4 Suite 4un11. 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 Number 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 has to be evalueted and certified by the
Women's
Advocate Office.
a. En el lugar de trabajo en Oldach Associates, Inc. Avda. Santiago de los
Caballeros
Edif.4 Lote 4 un.11, guancha de Ponce.  El patrono no tenia un protocolo
para
manejar situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo.  Entre
otros
metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es
establecer e
implementar 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
2006. El protocolo debera incluir los siguientes requisitos minimos:
declaracion de
politica publica, base legal y apicabilidad, responsabilidad del personal,
y
procedimiento y medidas uniformes a seguir en manejos de casos. Este
tendra que ser
evaluado y certificado por la Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres.