OSHA Inspection: R. PINA

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Abate by

Jan 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Abate by

Jan 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Jan 22, 2013

Abate by

Feb 1, 2013

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 construction project, Ponce Ramada Hotel. The Employer, Ruben
Pina, did
not have a protocol to handle situations of domestic violence at the
workplace. Among
others 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 minimun requirements: A public policy
statement, legal
basis and applicability, responsabilities of personnel, and uniform
procedures and
measures to be followed in order to handle the cases.
Hazards: Fatalities, injuriesand illnesses related to domestic violence in
the
workplace.
a. En el proyecto de consruccion del Hotel Ponce Ramada. El Patrono, Ruben
Pina,
no ten3a un 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 siquientes
requisitos
m3nimos: Declaracion de pol3tica publica, base legal y aplicabilidad,
responsabilidad
del personal  y procedimiento y medidas uniformes a seguir en manejos de
casos.
Riesgo: Fatalidades,lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas con violencia
domestica en
el area de trabajo.