OSHA Inspection: AUTO ZONE PUERTO RICO INC

Issued

May 11, 2009

Abate by

May 29, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $735 Reduced

Issued

May 11, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $735 Reduced

Issued

May 11, 2009

Abate by

May 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $735 Reduced

Issued

May 11, 2009

Abate by

Jun 5, 2009

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $245 Reduced

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 Auto Zone #6614, Ponce Store, PR.2 Km.225.7. 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 Tienda Auto Zone #6614, P.R.#2 Km.225.7 de
Ponce. El
patrono no tenia un protocolo para manejar situaciones de violencia
domestica en el
lugar the 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.

Issued

May 11, 2009

Abate by

May 29, 2009

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $245 Reduced