OSHA Inspection: SEARS ROEBUCK DE PR INC.

Issued

Dec 21, 2009

Abate by

Dec 28, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $788 Reduced

Issued

Dec 21, 2009

Abate by

Dec 28, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,125

Issued

Dec 21, 2009

Abate by

Jan 19, 2010

Penalty

Initial $375

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 the establishment, Sears Roebuck de P.R.Inc, in
Ponce By-
pass #135, Plaza del Caribe.  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 evaluated and certified by the Women's Advocate Office.
a. En el lugar de trabajo en el establecimiento de Sears Roebuck de P.R.
Inc.
localizado en el Ponce By-Pass #135 en Plaza del caribe. El patrono no
tenia un
protocolo para manejar situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar the
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 apicabilidad,
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.