OSHA Inspection: SOSA'S ALUMINUM INC

Issued

Mar 30, 2010

Abate by

Apr 5, 2010

Penalty

Initial $450

Issued

Mar 30, 2010

Abate by

Apr 23, 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:
a. At the workplace of Sosa's Aluminum, Inc., road #132 Km. 23.2 in Ponce,
P.R.
The employer did not have a protocol to handle situations of domestic
violence
(physical, verbal, and emotional aggression and even murder) at the
workplace.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to
establish and implement a written protocol to manage situations of
domestic violence
at the workplace as required by Act Number 217 of September 29, 2006.  The
protocol must include the following minimum requirements: A public policy
statement,legal basis and applicability, responsabilities of the
personnel, and uniform
procedures and measures to be followed in order to handle the cases. It
has to be
evaluated and certified by the Women's Advocate Office.
a. En el lugar de trabajo en Fabrica de Sosa's Aluminum, Inc. en la Car.
132 Km.
23.2 de Ponce, P.R. El patrono no tenia un protocolo para manejar
situaciones de
violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo.  Entre otros metodos, un
metodo
factible y
aceptable para corregir este riesgo es establecer e implementar un
protocolo escrito
para manejar situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo
como es
requerido por la ley Numero 217 del 29 de Septiembre de 2006.  El
protocolo debera
incluir los siguientes requisitos minimos: declaracion de politica
publica, base legal y
aplicabilidad, responsabilidad del personal, y procedimiento y medidas
uniformes a
seguir en manejos de casos. Este tendra que ser evaluado y certificado por
la Oficina
de la Procuradora de las Mujeres.