OSHA Inspection: COMERCIAL ESPINO INC

Issued

Feb 2, 2011

Abate by

Feb 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $315 Reduced

Issued

Feb 2, 2011

Abate by

Sep 21, 2010

Penalty

Initial $382 · Current $268 Reduced

Issued

Feb 2, 2011

Abate by

Mar 21, 2011

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 Carmelo Crespo Rodriguez dba Comercial Los Espinos 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 Carmelo Crespo Rodriguez dba Comercial Los Espinos 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.