OSHA Inspection: DE ESC SU CARLOS ZAYAS

Issued

Apr 3, 2009

Abate by

May 20, 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 DE Esc SU Carlos Zayas 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 DE Esc SU Carlos Zayas 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

Apr 3, 2009

Abate by

Apr 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

Issued

Apr 3, 2009

Abate by

May 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,700