OSHA Inspection: MADERERA DONESTEVEZ INC

Issued

Apr 7, 2010

Abate by

May 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 7, 2010

Abate by

Apr 12, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 7, 2010

Abate by

May 10, 2010

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $350 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 Maderera Donestevez Inc. the employer did not provide training
to his employees related 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:  Employees exposed to domestic violence in the workplace
Method to abate the hazard: The employer shall provide training to
all the stablishment'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 Maderera Donestevez 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: Empleados expuestos a la violencia domestica en el lugar de
trabajo.
Methodo 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.