OSHA Inspection: MEJIA CONTRUCTION CORP

Issued

2010-10-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1125.00

Issued

2010-10-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-10-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00

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 Mejia Construction Corp., while worked in carpenter at the
Public Housing Lagos
de Blasina Renovation Project; 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 Mejia Construction Corp., mientras trabajaban en carpinteria
en el proyecto de
remodelacion del Residencial Publico Lagos de Blasina; estaban expuestos a
lesiones y
enfermedades debido a que el patrono no proveyo adiestramiento a sus
empleados relacionado
al manejo de la 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: 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
al patrono las guias
necesarias para la implementacion del protocolo.