OSHA Inspection: GARAGE RUBEN INC

Issued

Jan 27, 2010

Abate by

Feb 23, 2010

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

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 Garage Ruben Inc., mechanics workshop; it was observed that the
hydraulic car
lift number three (3), trademark Grand, model AB13209, PIN no. 2235BCREVF,
color
blue, was used to lift cars and was defective. The pins that secure the
platform avoiding
that it drops by itself were not working and the employee had to place
himself
under the
platform to ensure that the pin was manually inserted in its place. The
compressor used
to operate the hydraulic car lift did not have the required annual
inspection certificate.
The employees used the hydraulic lift to lift vehicles that were being
repaired.
Hazard: Being hit by the hydraulic car lift.
Among other methods, one feasible and aceptable abetement method to
correct this
hazard is to perform the preventive maintenance according to ANSI ALI
ALOIM 2000,
sec 6.1.1.
En el taller de mecanica de Garage Ruben Inc., se observo que el pino
hidraulico numero
tres (3), marca Grand, modelo AB13209, PIN num. 2235BCREVF, color azul,
fue usado
para levantar autos y estaba defectuoso. Los pinos que aseguran la
plataforma evitando
que esta no caiga sola, no funcionaban y el empleado tenia que colocarse
debajo
de la
plataforma para manualmente asegurarse que este fuese insertado en su
lugar. El
compresor que hace operar este pino no contaba con el certificado de
inspeccion anual
requerido. Los empleados usaban el pino hidraulico para levantar vehiculos
que estaban
siendo reparados.
Riesgo: Ser impactado por el pino hidraulico.
Entre otros  metodos, uno aceptable y posible para corregir este riesgo es
realizar el
mantenimiento preventivo de acuerdo con ANSI ALI ALOIM-2000, sec
6.1.1.2000,

Issued

Jan 27, 2010

Abate by

Feb 23, 2010

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Jan 27, 2010

Abate by

Feb 23, 2010

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $200

Issued

Jan 27, 2010

Abate by

Feb 1, 2010

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:
At Garage Ruben Inc., the employer did not have 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 in the Workplace or Place of Employment, Act
No. 217
of 2006. (for public and private employers).
Hazard: Exposure to domestic violence situations in the workplace.
Method to abate the hazard: Develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in
the workplace and provide trainnig 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.
En Garage Ruben Inc., el patrono no tenia 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
lugar de empleo, Ley num. 217 del 2006. (para patronos privados y
publicos).
Riesgo: Exposicion a situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de
trabajo.
Metodo de corregir el riesgo: Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para el
manejo de la
violencia domestica en el sitio de trabajo y proveer adiestramiento a
todos los empleados.
Hay informacion disponible en la Oficina de la Procuradora de la Mujer,
una guia para
patronos: Violencia Domestica en el sitio de trabajo y otras referencias
provistas durante
la inspeccion.

Issued

Jan 27, 2010

Abate by

Feb 23, 2010

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:
At Garage Ruben Inc., the employer did not provide training to his
employees related
to handle  Domestic Violence situations in the Workplace or Place of
Employment, as
required by the Act for the implementation of a Protocol to Handle
Domestis Violence
Situations in the workplace, Act No. 217 of 2006. (for public and private
employers).
Hazard: Exposure to domestic violence situations in the workplace.
Method to abate the hazard: The employer shall provide trainning to all the
establisment's employees related to handle Domestic Violence in the
workplace.
Information is available at the Woman's Advocate Office, A Guide for
Employer:
Domestic Violence in the Workplace and other references provided during
the inspection.
En Garage Ruben Inc., el patrono no proveyo adiestramiento a sus empleados
relacionado al manejo de 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 lugar de trabajo, Ley Num. 217 del 2006. (para
patronos del
sector publico y privado).
Riesgo: Exposicion a situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de
trabajo.
Metodo de corregir el riesgo: El patrono tiene que proveer adiestramiento
a todos los
empleados del establecimiento relacionado con el manejo de situaciones de
Violencia
Domestica en el empleo. Hay informacion disponible en la Oficina de la
Procuradora de
la Mujer, una guia para patronos, titulada, Violencia Domestica en el
lugar de Trabajo
y otras referencias provistas durante la inspeccion.

Issued

Jan 27, 2010

Abate by

Feb 23, 2010