OSHA Inspection: PR CABLE ACQUISITION COMPANY INC DBA CHOICE CABLE

Issued

Jun 23, 2009

Abate by

Jul 20, 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 PR Cable Acquisition Company, Inc. DBA Choice Cable Tv, Ponce.
Employees were exposed to a serious injury. They were subjected to verbal,
harrass, and physical threats. 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 PR Cable Acquisition Company Inc. DBA Choice Cable TV, Ponce.
Empleados fueron expuestos a lesiones serias. Ellos fueron sujetos a
amenazas
verbales y hostigados. 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.