OSHA Inspection: DRNA BRIGADA DE BOSQUE TORO NEGRO

Issued

Jun 13, 2012

Abate by

Jun 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,350

Issued

Jun 13, 2012

Abate by

Jul 6, 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 DRNA, Bosque Toro Negro, Villaba . The employer did
not
have provided an official training to all the employees 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 evalueted and certified by the Women's
Advocate
Office.
a. En el lugar de trabajo en DRNA, Bosque Toro Negro en Villalba . El
patrono no
hab5a establecido un 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 y
apicabilidad, responsabilidad del personal, procedimiento y medidas
uniformes a
seguir en manejos de casos.