OSHA Inspection: VIVALDI & ASSOCIATES INC

Issued

Feb 5, 2009

Abate by

Feb 10, 2009

Penalty

Initial $175 · Current $175

Issued

Feb 5, 2009

Abate by

Feb 10, 2009

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:
Employer Vivaldi & Associates, 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 Vivaldi & Associates, 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.

Issued

Feb 5, 2009

Abate by

Feb 11, 2009

Issued

Feb 5, 2009

Abate by

Feb 10, 2009