OSHA Inspection: GUAYNABO SHEET METAL WORKS INC

Issued

2010-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00 · Current $350.00 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:
At Guaynabo Sheet Metal Works Inc., located in Guaynabo, the employer did
not have
a written protocol to handle domestic violence as requiered by the Act for
the
implementation of a Protocol to Handle Domestic Violence Situation in the
Workplace
or Place of Employment Act No. 217 of september 29, 2006, and Act No. 16
of August
5, 1975, as amended.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to develop 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
inspection.
Hazard: Fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence
in the workplace.
En Guaynabo Sheet Metal Works Inc., localizado en Guaynabo, el patrono no
tenia un
protocolo escrito para el manejo de violencia domestica en el lugar de
trabajo como es
requerido por la Ley para la Implantacion de un Protocolo para Manejar
Situaciones de
Violencia Domestica en Lugares de Trabajo o Empleo, Ley Num. 217 del 29 de
septiembre de 2006.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo de correccion factible y aceptable para
corregir este
riesgo es desarrollar un protocolo escrito para el manejo de violencia
domestica  en el
lugar de trabajo. La 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.
Riesgo: Fatalidades, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas a incidentes de
violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo.a

Issued

2010-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00 · Current $350.00 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:
At Guaynabo Sheet Metal Works Inc., located in Guaynabo, the employer did
not
provide training to his employees related to the establishment written
protocol
for the
handling of 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.
Method to abate the hazard: Employers shall provide training to all the
establishment's employees related to its written protocol for the handling
of domestic
violence in the workplace.
Hazard: Fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence
in the
workplace.
En Guaynabo Sheet Metal Works Inc., localizado en Guaynabo, el patrono no
proveyo adiestramiento a sus empleados relacionado al establecimiento de un
protocolo escrito para manejar situaciones de violencia domestica en el
sitio 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.
Metodo de corregir el riesgo: el patrono debera proveer adiestramiento a
todos los
empleados del establecimiento relacionado al Protocolo de Violencia
Domestica en el
lugar de trabajo.
Riesgo: Fatalidades, lesiones, y enfermedades relacionadas a la violencia
domestica en
el sitio de trabajo.a