OSHA Inspection: ALPHA GUARDS MANAGEMENT INC

Issued

Aug 10, 2010

Abate by

Aug 13, 2010

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $350 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:
Employer Alpha Guards Management Inc. did not have a protocol to handle
domestic
violence in the workplace, as required by the Act for the Implementation
of a Protocol
to Handle Domestic Violence Situations in the Workplace or Place of
Employment, Act
No. 217 of 2006.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to
develop a written protocol to handle domestic violence in the workplace
and provide
training to all the employees. Information is available at the Women's
Advocate Office,
A Guide for Employers: Domestic Violence in the Workplace, and other
references
provided during the inspection.
Patrono Alpha Guards Management Inc. no tenia un protocolo para manejar
violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo, segun requerido por la Ley para la
Implantacion de un
Protocolo para Manejar Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el Lugar o
Sitio de
Trabajo, Ley Num. 217 de 2006.
En otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo
es desarrollar
un protocolo escrito para manejar violencia domestica en el lugar de
trabajo y proveer
adiestramiento a todos los empleados. Informacion esta disponible en la
Oficina de la
Procuradora de las Mujeres, Una Guia para Patronos: Violencia Domestica en
el Lugar
de Trabajo, y otras referencias provistas durante la inspeccion.

Issued

Aug 10, 2010

Abate by

Aug 13, 2010

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $630 Reduced