OSHA Inspection: QB CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Sep 5, 2008

Abate by

Sep 11, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,275 · Current $638 Reduced

Issued

Sep 5, 2008

Abate by

Oct 23, 2008

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

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:
Employer QB Construction Inc., did not have a written protocol to handle
domestic
violence violence in the workplace, as required by the Act for the
Implementation of a
Protocol to Handle Domestic Violence Situations in the Workplace or Place
of
Employment, Act. No 217 of 2006.
Hazard: Fatalities, injuries and illnesses related to domestic violence in
the workplace.
Method to abate the hazard: Develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in
the workplace and provide training to the all employees. Information is
available at the
Woman's Advocate Office.
El patrono QB Construction Inc., no tenia un protocolo escrito para
manejar situaciones
de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo como se requirio por la Ley
de
Implementacion de un Protocolo de Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el
Lugar de
trabajo o Lugar de Empleo, Ley Num. 217 de 2006.
Riesgo: Fatalidades, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas con la violencia
domestica en
el lugar de trabajo.
Metodo para corregir este riesgo: Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para
manejar
situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo y proveer
adiestramiento a los
empleados. La informacion esta disponible en la Oficina de la Procuradora
de la Mujer.adora