OSHA Inspection: G L O CONTRACTORS

Issued

Jan 24, 2013

Abate by

Jan 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Jan 24, 2013

Abate by

Feb 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $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, Ponce. The employer,
GLO
Contractors, 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 violenceat the workplaceas required by act Number 217 of September
29.2006. The protocol must include the following minimun requirements: A
public
policy statement, legal basisi and applicability, responsabilities of
personnel, and
uniform proceduresand measuresto be followedin order to handle the cases.
Hazards: Fatalities, injuriesand illnesses related to domestic violence in
the
workplace.
a. En el proyecto de consruccion, Hotel Ponce Ramada. El patrono, GLO
Contractors, 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, medidas uniformes a seguir
en manejos
de casos.
Riesgo: Fatalidades,lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas con violencia
dosmetica en
el area de trabajo.