OSHA Inspection: DS LABORATORIO DE HIGIENE

Issued

2010-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00

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
At Health Department- Hygiene Laboratory,the employer did not have a
written protocol to
handle domestic violence for employees of Hygiene Laboratory  located in
Ponce PR, as
required 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.
Method to abate the hazard: Develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in the
workplace and provide an annual 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.
Hazard: Exposure to domestic violence situation in the workplace.
En el Departamento de Salud-Laboratorio de Higiene el patrono no tenia un
protocolo escrito
de violencia domestica para los empleados del Laboratorio de Higiene
localizada en Ponce PR,
como es requerido bajo el acta implementado del protocolo de situaciones
de
violencia domestica
en el lugar de trabajo o sitio de empleo, acta numero 217 del 29 de
septiembre de 2006, y acta
numero 16 de agosto de 1975 segun enmendada.
Metodo de corregir el riesgo: Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para el
manejo de la violencia
domestica en el sitio de trabajo y proveer adiestramiento a todos los
empleados. Hay informacion
disponible en la Oficina de la Procuradora de la Mujer. Una Guia para
Patronos: "Violencia
Domestica en el Sitio de Trabajo", y otras referencias provistas durante
la inspeccion.
Riesgo: Exposicion de situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de
trabajo.

Issued

2010-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00

Issued

2010-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00