OSHA Inspection: DRAGADOS USA,INC.

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $525.00 · Current $525.00

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-23 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
a:
a.At the workplace of Construccion, Dragados U.S.A.,Inc (Portuguez Dam in
Ponce).
The employer did not present, after required, a written evidence of a
training about
the 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 evalueted and
certified by the
Women's Advocate Office.
a. En el lugar de trabajo, Dragados U.S.A.Inc.(Represa Portuguez en
Ponce). El
patrono no presento, despues de haberlo requerido varias veces, evidencia
escrita del
adiestramiento sobre el 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
apicabilidad,
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.