OSHA Inspection: POWER POLES INC

Issued

Sep 16, 2010

Abate by

Oct 12, 2010

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $490 Reduced

Issued

Sep 16, 2010

Abate by

Oct 12, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,225 · Current $858 Reduced

Issued

Sep 16, 2010

Abate by

Oct 12, 2010

Issued

Sep 16, 2010

Abate by

Sep 21, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,225 · Current $858 Reduced

Issued

Sep 16, 2010

Abate by

Sep 21, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,225 · Current $858 Reduced

Issued

Sep 16, 2010

Abate by

Oct 12, 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:
Employees of Power Poles Inc., while worked in concrete poles manufacture
were exposed to
illnesses and injuries due that the employer did not provide training to
his employees related to
handled domestic violence in the workplace, 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.
Hazard:  Employees exposed to domestic violence in the workplace
One method among others to abate this hazard: The employer shall provide
trainning to all
establisment's employees related to handle domestic violence in the
workplace for have
knowledge and act if this situation is presented. The Women's Advocate
Office will provide to
the employer the necessary technical guidance for implementation of the
protocol.
Empleados de  Power Poles Inc., mientras trabajaban en la manufactura de
postes en concreto
estaban expuestos a lesiones y enfermedades debido a que el patrono no
proveyo adiestramiento
a sus empleados relacionado al manejo de situaciones de Violencia
Domestica en el lugar de
trabajo, requerido bajo la Ley para la Implementacion del Protocolo de
Situaciones de Violencia
Domestica en el Lugar de Trabajo o Sitio de Empleo, Ley numero 217 del 29
de septiembre de
2006, y la Ley numero 16 del 5 de agosto de 1975 segun enmendada.
Riesgo: Empleados expuestos a violencia domestica en el trabajo.
Un metodo para disminuir 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 lugar de trabajo. La Oficina de la Procuradora de la Mujer provee a
los patrono las guias
necesarias para la implementacion del protocolo.