OSHA Inspection: MUNICIPIO DE PATILLAS

Issued

Dec 1, 2010

Abate by

Jan 17, 2011

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 estan
causando o que
puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban expuestos
a:
Municipality of Patillas did not provide training to their employees
related to the establishment's
written protocol for the handling of domestic violence in the workplace,
as required by Section
6(a) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act, Act No. 16 of
1975.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard
is to provide
training to all the establishment's employees related to its written
protocol for the handling of
domestic violence in the workplace.
Municipio de Patillas no proveyo adiestramiento a sus empleados
relacionado al protocolo escrito
del establecimiento para el manejo de violencia domestica en el lugar de
trabajo, segun requerido
por la Seccion 6(a) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto
Rico, Ley Num. 16
de 1975.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es proveer
adiestramiento a todos los empleados del establecimiento relacionado a su
protocolo escrito para
el manejo de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo.a

Issued

Dec 1, 2010

Abate by

Jan 17, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,700