OSHA Inspection: PARADA PALLETS & MOULDING INC

Issued

Sep 29, 2010

Abate by

Oct 25, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $735 Reduced

Issued

Sep 29, 2010

Abate by

Oct 25, 2010

Issued

Sep 29, 2010

Abate by

Oct 4, 2010

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $315 Reduced

Issued

Sep 29, 2010

Abate by

Oct 4, 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:
Employees of Parada Pallets & Moulding Inc, while worked manufacturing
wood pallets were
exposed to illnesses and injuries due that the employer did not have a
written protocol to handled
domestic violence in the workplace, as required by the Act for the
implementation of a Protocol
to Handle Domestic Violence Situation in the Workplace or Place of
Employment
Act No. 217
of September 29, 2006.
Hazard:  Employees exposed to domestic violence in the workplace.
One method among others to abate this hazard: develop a written protocol
to handle domestic
violence in the workplace and provide training to all the employees, for
have knowledge and act
if this situation is presented. The Women's Advocate Office will provide
to the employer the
necessary technical guidance for implementation of the protocol.
Empleados de Parada Pallets & Moulding Inc, mientras trabajaban
manufacturando paletas de
madera, estaban expuestos a lesiones y enfermedades debido a que el
patrono no tenia un
protocolo escrito de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo, requerido
bajo la Ley para la
Implementacion del Protocolo de Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el
Lugar de Trabajo o
Sitio de Empleo, Ley numero 217 del 29 de septiembre de 2006, y la Ley
numero 16 del 5 de
agosto de 1975 segun enmendada.
Riesgo: Empleados expuestos a Violencia Domestica en el lugar de Trabajo.
Un metodo para disminuir el riesgo: Desarrollar un protocolo escrito de
violencia domestica en
el lugar de trabajo y proveer adiestramiento a todos los empleados, para
que tengan
conocimiento y actuen en caso de que se presente esta situacion. La
Oficina de la Procuradora
de la Mujer provee al patrono las guias necesarias para la implementacion
del protocolo.

Issued

Sep 29, 2010

Abate by

Oct 4, 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:
Employees of Parada Pallets & Moulding Inc, while worked manufacturing
wood pallets were
exposed to illnesses and injuries due that the employer did not provide
training to his employees
related to handled domestic violence in the workplace, as required by the
Act for the
implementation of a Protocol to Handle Domestic Violence Situation in the
Workplace or Place
of Employment Act No. 217 of September 29, 2006.
Hazard:  Employees exposed to domestic violence in the workplace
One method among others to abate this hazard: The employer shall provide
training to all
establishment employees related to handle domestic violence in the
workplace for have
knowledge and act if this situation is presented. The Women's Advocate
Office will provide to
the employer the necessary technical guidance for implementation of the
protocol.
Empleados de Parada Pallets & Moulding Inc, mientras trabajaban
manufacturando paletas de
madera,estaban expuestos a lesiones y enfermedades debido a que el patrono
no proveys
adiestramiento a sus empleados relacionado al manejo de situaciones de
Violencia Domestica en
el lugar de trabajo, requerido bajo la Ley para la Implementacion del
Protocolo de Situaciones
de Violencia Domestica en el Lugar de Trabajo o Sitio de Empleo, Ley
numero 217 del 29 de
septiembre de 2006, y la Ley numero 16 del 5 de agosto de 1975 segun
enmendada.
Riesgo: Empleados expuestos a violencia domestica en el trabajo.
Un metodo para disminuir el riesgo: El patrono tiene que proveer
adiestramiento a todos los
empleados del establecimiento relacionado con el manejo de situaciones de
Violencia Domestica
en el lugar de trabajo. La Oficina de la Procuradora de la Mujer provee a
los patronos las guias
necesarias para la implementacion del protocolo.

Issued

Sep 29, 2010

Abate by

Oct 4, 2010

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $210 Reduced