OSHA Inspection: MANPOWER INC.

Issued

2009-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00

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 Ballester Hermanos Inc., frozen and dry storage: While the employees
search or place
merchandize from racks,it was observed that the racks in which the
merchandise was
stored did not have the screws that anchors the racks to the floor. In
addition it was
observed that someof the racks were bended as result of the blows received.
Hazard: The racks fall down while employees are placing or retreiving
merchandize.
One aceptable abatement method is to place all the screws and replace the
damage racks
with new racks.
En Ballester Hermanos Inc., almacenes seco y congelados: Mientras los
empleados
buscaban y colocaban mercancia en los anaqueles. Se observo que los
anaqueles en los
cuales la mercancia era almacenada, no tenian los tornillos que anclan los
anaqueles al
piso. En adicion se observaron que algunos anaqueles estaban doblados, como
consecuencia de los golpes recibidos.
Riesgo: Que los anaqueles se caigan mientras empleados coloquen o remuevan
mercancia
de los racks.
Entre los metodos de correccion uno aceptable seria colocarle todos los
tornillos a los
anaqueles y remplazar los anaqueles doblados por unos nuevos.s

Issued

2009-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00

Issued

2009-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2625.00

Issued

2009-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00

Issued

2009-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2625.00

Issued

2009-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00

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 Manpower Inc., 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 Manpower Inc., 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 num. 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 Lugar
de Trabajo, y otras referencias fueron provistas durante la inspeccion.