OSHA Inspection: BANANERA MORALES

Issued

Jun 27, 2011

Abate by

Jul 4, 2011

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Jun 27, 2011

Abate by

Jul 20, 2011

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, bananera Morales, Barrio Aru,sector Citrona, Juana
Diaz, 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
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, Bananera Morales, Bo. Aru, sector Citrona,
Juana Diaz,
P.R. El patrono no tenia un protocolo para manejar situaciones de
violencia domestica
en el lugar the 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.