OSHA Inspection: PROJECT SPECIALIST OF PR INC

Issued

Oct 27, 2010

Abate by

Nov 2, 2010

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. Receive serious injuries due to the operator of a vehicle F-150, Plate
#720-630, every
time its raining, he needs to close the windows, the Air Condition is not
working, his
camp of visibility is serious affected, while raining. The operator was
exposed to serious
accident due to this condition.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is repair the A/C unit, or stop operating the vehicle until raining
condition
stop.
a. Recibir lesiones serias debido a que el operador del vehiculo F-150, #
de Tablilla 720-
630, cada vez que llueve, el necesita cerrar las ventanas, el aire
acondicionado no
trabaja, su campo de visibilidad queda seriamente afectado mientras
llueve.  El operador
esta expuesto a accidentes debido a esta condicion.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible para corregir este
riesgo es arreglar
el A/C o detener la operacion del vehiculo hasta que cese la lluvia.

Issued

Oct 27, 2010

Abate by

Nov 22, 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 Project Specialist of P.R., Inc. in Road 123 Km.
7.1, 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 Project Specialist of P.R. Inc., ubicado en
Carr. 123
Km. 7.1 en 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.