OSHA Inspection: MULTI SERVICES CONSTRUCTIONS DBA AGUSTIN PORTES

Issued

Sep 9, 2008

Abate by

Sep 19, 2008

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Sep 9, 2008

Abate by

Oct 3, 2008

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

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:
Multi Services Constructions dba Agustin Portes did not have a protocol to
handle
domestic 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.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard
is to
develop a written protocol to handle domestic violence in the workplace
and provide
training to all the employees. Information is available at the Women's
Advocate Office,
A Guide for Employers: Domestic Violence in the Workplace, and other
references
provided during the inspection.
Multi Services Constructions hnc Agustin Portes no tenia un protocolo para
manejar
violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo, segun requerido por la Ley
para la
Implantacion de un Protocolo para Manejar Situaciones de Violencia
Domestica en el
Lugar o Sitio de Trabajo, Ley Num. 217 de 2006.
Riesgo: Fatalidades, lesiones, y enfermedades relacionadas a violencia
domestica en el
lugar de trabajo.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es
desarrollar un protocolo escrito para manejar violencia domestica en el
lugar de trabajo
y proveer adiestramiento a todos los empleados.  Informacion esta
disponible en la
Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres, Una Guia para Patronos:
Violencia Domestica
en el Lugar de Trabajo, y otras referencias provistas durante la
inspeccion.