OSHA Inspection: R E I (REGRIGERATION ENGINEERING INC.)

Issued

Nov 10, 2010

Abate by

Dec 6, 2010

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

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 R E I (Refrigeration Engineering, Inc.), doing jobs
in New
Walgreens Building on Road #14 Km. 3.9 in front of Saint Luke Hospital 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.
a. En el lugar de trabajo en R E I (Refrigeration Engineering Inc.),
realizando
labores
en el Nuevo Edif. de Walgreens en la Carr. 14 Km. 3.9 (frente Hosp. San
Lucas 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.