OSHA Inspection: VISTA SYSTEMS INC

Issued

Nov 5, 2008

Abate by

Nov 10, 2008

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $225 Reduced

Issued

Nov 5, 2008

Abate by

Dec 3, 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 Vista Systems Inc., 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.
Patrono Vista Systems Inc. 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.