OSHA Inspection: LABORATORIO CLINICO COAMO

Issued

Dec 21, 2009

Abate by

Jan 4, 2010

Penalty

Initial $150 · Current $150

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, Laboratorio Clinico Coamo. 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, Laboratorio Clinico Coamo.  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
domesticaen el trabajo.