OSHA Inspection: AAA PLANTA DE AGUAS SERVIDAS REGIONAL BAYAMON

Issued

Dec 15, 2008

Abate by

Feb 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,700

Issued

Dec 15, 2008

Abate by

Dec 26, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,275

Issued

Dec 15, 2008

Abate by

Jan 5, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,275

Issued

Dec 15, 2008

Abate by

Feb 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $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:
At the sewage treatment plant in Bayamon, the employer did not provide
training to his
employees ralated to the establishment of a written 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.
Method to abate the hazard: The employer shall provide training to all the
establishment's employees related to a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in
the workplace. 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.
En la planta de aguas usadas en Bayamon, el patrono no proveyo
adiestramiento a sus
empleados relacionado al establecimiento de un protocolo escrito para
manejar situaciones
de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo, como lo requiere la Ley
para la
Implementacion del Protocolo para Manejar Situaciones de Violencia
Domestica en el
Sitio de Trabajo, Ley Nun. 217 del 2006.
Riesgo: Fatalidades, lesiones, y enfermedades relacionadas a la violencia
domestica en
el sitio de trabajo.
Metodo de corregir el riesgo: El patrono tiene que proveer adiestramiento
a todos los
empleados del establecimiento relacionado con un protocolo escrito para el
manejo de la
violencia domestica en el sitio de trabajo. Hay informacion disponible en
la Oficina de
la Procuradora de la Mujer, Una Guia para Patronos: Violencia Domestica en
el Sito de
Trabajo, y otras referencias provistas durante la inspeccion.