OSHA Inspection: XPRESS OIL CAR CARE

Issued

Mar 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $750

Issued

Mar 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 4, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Mar 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,000

Issued

Mar 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,000

Issued

Mar 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 7, 2011

Penalty

Initial $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 injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence in the
workplace.
Seccion 6(a) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto Rico:
El patrono no
proveyo un lugar 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 lesiones
y enfermedades relacionadas a la violencia domestica en los lugares de
trabajo.
a. Employer Xpress Oil Car Care did not provide training to his employees
related to the
establishment of a written protocol for the handling of domestic violence
in the
workplace, as required by the Act for the Implementation of a Protocol to
Handle
Domestic Violence Situations in the Workplace or Place of Employment, Act
No. 217
of 2006 (for private and public employers, except municipalities).
Method to abate the hazard: Employers shall provide training to all the
establishment's
employees related to its written protocol for the handling of domestic
violence in the
workplace.
a. El patrono Xpress Oil Car Care, no proveyo adiestramiento a sus
empleados
relacionado a el protocolo escrito sobre el manejo de violencia domestica
en el lugar de
trabajo segun requerido por la Ley de implementacion de un Protocolo de
Manejo de
Violencia Domestica en el lugar de Trabajo o Lugar de Empleo, Ley 217 de
2006 (para
patronos privados y publicos, excepto municipios).
Metodo para corregir el riesgo: Patronos tienen que proveer un
adiestramiento a todos
sus empleados del establecimiento relacionado a su protocolo para el
manejo de casos de
violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo.a

Issued

Mar 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 7, 2011

Penalty

Initial $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:fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic
violence in the workplace
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: fatalidades, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas a la violencia
domestica en el lugar de
trabajo
a. The employer Xpress Oil Car Care, did not have a written protocol to
handle domestic
violence in the workplace, as required by the Act for the Implementation
of a Protocol
to Handle Domestic Violence Situations in the Workplace or Place of
Employment, Act
No. 217 of 2006.
Method to abate the hazard: Develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in
the workplace and provide 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.
a. El patrono Xpress Oil Car Care, no tenia un protocolo escrito para
manejar la
violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo segun lo requerido en la Ley de
Implementacion del Protocolo de Manejo Situaciones de Violencia Domestica
en el Lugar
de Trabajo o de Empleo, Ley 217 de 2006.
Un metodo para corregir el riesgo: Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para
manejar la
violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo y proveer un adiestramiento a
todos los
empleados. Informacion se encuentra disponible en la Oficina de la
Procuradora de
Asuntos a la Mujer, una guia para patronos: Violencia Domestica en el
Lugar de Trabajo
y otras referencias provistas durante la inspeccion.