OSHA Inspection: LA MAR CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Apr 3, 2012

Abate by

Apr 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $634 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2012

Abate by

Apr 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $325 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 the workplace of Construccion site, 25 Julio Street, Residencial
Santa Catalina,
Yauco. The employer did not provided each employyee with a formal training
of 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.
a. En el lugar de trabajo en remodelacion del Residencial Santa Catalina,
en Yauco,
PR. El patrono no ten3a proveyo a cada empleado con el adiestramiento
formal 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 requ3sitos
m3nimos:
declaracion de pol3tica publica, base legal y apicabilidad,
responsabilidad del
personal, procedimiento y medidas uniformes a seguir en manejos de casos.