OSHA Inspection: P T INC DBA POLLO TROPICAL

Issued

Jun 16, 2009

Abate by

Jun 26, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500

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 Pollo Tropical Inc. Plaza Cotto Laurel, Ponce. Employees were
exposed
to a serious injury and/or death during an armed assault event ocurred on
its
establishment. They were subjected to verbal, harrass, and physical
threats and
injured. The employer did not have or developed a comprehensive control
plan
to deal with workplace violence incidents. One feasible and acceptable
abatement
method to correct these hazard, would be among others: to prepare a Control
Plan of workplace violence that assess and address: 1- Workplace violence
hazards such as harass, verbal and physical threat. 2- Employees training
about
the Control Plan of Workplace Violence and related issues whether they are
caused by outside or inside factors (co-workers). 3-Record and investigate
all
workplace violence incidents 4- Evaluate preventive and innovative security
measures and the implementation corrective actions, including counselling
services to affected employees.
a.En el Pollo Tropical, Inc. Plaza Cotto Laurel, Ponce.  Empleados fueron
expuestos a lesiones serias y/o muerte durante un evento de asalto armado
ocurrido en el establecimiento.  Ellos fueron sujetos a amenazas verbales,
hostigados y fisicamente lesionados.  El patrono no tenia o desarrollado
un plan
comprensivo de control para manejar incidentes de violencia en sitio de
trabajo.
Una manera factible y aceptable de correccion para estos riesgos podria
ser entre
otros: Preparar un Plan de control de violencia en el sitio de trabajo que
evalue
y atienda: riesgos de la violencia en el sitio de trabajo tales como:
hostigamiento,
amenazas verbales y fisicas. 2- Adiestramiento a empleados sobre el Plan de
control de violencia y los asuntos relacionados si es causado por factores
externos
o internas (companeros de trabajo).  3- Registro e investigacion de todos
los
incidentes de violencia en el trabajo. 4- Evaluar medidas preventivas e
innovadoras de seguridad e implementar acciones correctivas, incluyendo
servicios de consejeria a los empleados afectados.