OSHA Inspection: INDUSTRIAS VASSALLO, INC.

Issued

Oct 22, 2009

Abate by

Nov 18, 2009

Penalty

Initial $275

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 Industrias Vassallo, Inc. in Road PR 52 Int. 506.
Bo. Coto
Laurel of Ponce, 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 Industrias Vassallo, Inc. en Carr. P.R. 52
Int. Carr. 506
en Bo. Coto Laurel, Ponce, 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.