OSHA Inspection: DE ESC. VISITACION PAGAN APONTE

Issued

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7500.00

Issued

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-04-21 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 Department of Education. (Visitacion Pagan Aponte
School),
Road #155 Km.34.4, Bo. Gato, Orocovis,P.R. The employer did not establish 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 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 Departamento de Educacion (Escuela Visitacion
Pagan
Aponte), Car.155 km.34.4, Bo. Gato, Orocovis,P.R. El patrono no habia
ofrecido un
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.