OSHA Inspection: CAGUAS LUMBER YARD INC DBA FERRETERIA MASSO

Issued

Dec 21, 2009

Abate by

Jan 15, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $540 Reduced

Issued

Dec 21, 2009

Abate by

Dec 30, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $540 Reduced

Issued

Dec 21, 2009

Abate by

Jan 4, 2010

Penalty

Initial $450

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 establishment,  Caguas Lumber Yard Inc., DBA Ferreteria Masso,
Playa
Ponce. The Employer did not have a protocol to handle situations of
domestic
violence at the workplace. Among others 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
minimun requirements: A public policy statement, legal basis and
applicability,
responsabilities of personnel, and uniform procedures and measures to be
followed in order to handle the cases.
Hazard: Fatalities, injuries and illnesses related with workplace domestic
violence.
a.En el establecimiento, Caguas Lumber Yard Inc., DBA Ferreteria Masso,
Playa
Ponce. 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 siquientes requisitos minimos: Declaracion de
politica
publica, base legal y aplicabilidad, responsabilidad del personal,
procedimiento
y medidas uniformes a seguir en manejos de casos.
Riesgo: Fatalidades, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas con violencia
domestica
en el trabajo.