OSHA Inspection: AAA (OFICINA COMERCIAL DE YAUCO).

Issued

May 25, 2012

Abate by

Jun 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

May 25, 2012

Abate by

May 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

May 25, 2012

Abate by

Jun 20, 2012

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:
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 AAA, Yauco Commercial Office. The employer, did not
have
evidence of the training of the  protocol to handle situations of domestic
violence
(physical, verbal, and emotional aggression or 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, 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 Oficina Comercial de AAA en Yauco, el Patrono
no
mostro evidencia de adiestramiento oficial 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 m5nimos: declaracion de pol5tica
publica, base legal,
apicabilidad, responsabilidad del personal, procedimiento y medidas
uniformes a
seguir en manejos de casos.