OSHA Inspection: PR RETAIL STORES INC ALMACENES PITUSA COAMO

Issued

Jan 15, 2010

Abate by

Feb 2, 2010

Penalty

Initial $325

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 P.R. Retail Stores, Inc. (Almacenes Pitusa de
Coamo).
Car.153 Km.13.7 San Ildefonso Shoping Center, Coamo, 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.
a. En el lugar de trabajo en P.R. Retail Stores, Inc. (Almacenes Pitusa de
Coamo).
Car.153 Km.13.7 San Ildefonso Shoping Center, Coamo, 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.