OSHA Inspection: JEANKARLO & ASOCIADOS INC (BLOQUERA REAL ANON)

Issued

May 6, 2011

Abate by

May 13, 2011

Penalty

Initial $150

Issued

May 5, 2011

Abate by

May 13, 2011

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 Bloquera Real Anon, Carr.511 Km 2 Bo. Real Anon, Ponce. The employer
did
not have a protocol to handle situations of domestic violence at the
workplace. Among
others methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard
is
to
establish and implement a written protocol to manage situations of
domestic violenceat
the workplaceas required by, act Number 217, of September 29,2006. The
protocol
must include the following minimun requirements: A public policy
statement, legal
basis  and applicability, responsabilities of personnel, and uniform
procedures and
measures to be followed in order to handle the cases.
Hazards: Fatalities, injuries and illnesses related to domestic violence
in the
workplace.
a. En la Bloquera Real Anon, Carr. 511 Km 2 Bo. Real Anon, Ponce. 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 siquientes
requisitos
minimos: Declaracion de politica publica, base legal y la aplicabilidad,
responsabilidad del personal y procedimiento y medidas uniformes a seguir
en manejo
de casos.
Riesgo: Fatalidades, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas
con violencia domestica en el area de trabajo.a