OSHA Inspection: WALMART DE PR INC

Issued

Jan 15, 2010

Abate by

Jan 19, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,125

Issued

Jan 15, 2010

Abate by

Feb 2, 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 Supermercados Amigo de Salinas, tienda #3684
(WalMart de
P.R. Inc.) en Car. 180, Km. 0.2 Salinas, 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 Supermercados Amigo de Salinas, Car. #180,
Km. 0.2
(Walmart de P.R. Inc.).  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
aplicabilidad, responsabilidad del personal, y procedimiento y medidas
uniformes a
seguir en manejos de casos.