OSHA Inspection: ASOCIACION COOPERATIVA LA OROCOVENA BISCUIT

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $100 · Current $100

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 Asociacion Cooperativa La Orocovena Biscuit, in Bo.
Gato
Road #155 Km.  30.9 in Orocovis, P.R. 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 Asociacion Cooperativa La Orocovena Biscuit,
en Bo.
Gato. Car. 155 Km.30.9 en Orocovis, P.R.  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 aplicabilidad, 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.