OSHA Inspection: HOTEL MARBELLA

Issued

Aug 2, 2012

Abate by

Aug 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $315 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 HOTEL MARBELLA, located at Road #1 Km.110.8, Juana
D3az, P.R. When the employer became award of a situation of domestic
violence, did
not established an officcial Training 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 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 HOTEL MARBELLA, localizado en la Carr. #1 Km
110.8, Juana D3az, P.R. Cuando el patrono ten3a conocimiento de una
situacion de
violencia domestica, no establecio 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 m3nimos:
declaracion de
pol3tica publica, base legal y apicabilidad, responsabilidad del personal,
y
procedimiento y medidas uniformes a seguir en manejos de casos.

Issued

Aug 2, 2012

Abate by

Aug 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $315 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. The employer Marbella Hotel, did not have a written protocol to handle
domestic
violence in the workplace, as required by the Act for the Implementation
of a
Protocol to Handle Domestic Violence in the workplace or place of
employment, Act
No. 217 of 2006.
Method to abate the hazard: Develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in
the workplace and provide training to all employees. Information is
available at
Women's Advocate Office. A guide for employers: Domestic Violence in the
Workplace and other references provide during the inspection.
a. El patrono, Hotel Marbella, no ten3a un protocolo escrito para manejar
Violencia
Domestica en el lugar de trabajo segun lo requiere la ley de
Implementacion del
Protocolo de Manejo de Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el lugar de
trabajo o
empleo, Ley 217 del 2006.
Un metodo para corregir el riesgo: Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para
manejar la
violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo y proveer un adiestramiento a
todos los
empleados. La informacion se encuentra disponible en la Oficina de la
Procuradora de
Asuntos a la Mujer, una gu3a para patronos: Violencia Domestica en el
lugar de
trabajo y otras referencias provistas durante la inspeccion.