OSHA Inspection: SAN MIGUEL LABEL MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Oct 18, 2010

Abate by

Oct 21, 2010

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Oct 18, 2010

Abate by

Nov 11, 2010

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $250 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 fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic
violence in the workplace
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 fatalidades, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas a la violencia
domestica en el lugar de
trabajo.
The employer San Miguel Label Manufacturing, Inc. did not have a written
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. Method to abate the hazard: 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.
El patrono  San Miguel Label Manufacturing, Inc. no tenia un protocolo
escrito para manejar
la violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo segun lo requerido en la Ley
de Implementacion
del Protocolo de Manejo Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el Lugar de
Trabajo o de
Empleo, Ley 217 de 2006. Un metodo para corregir el riesgo: Desarrollar un
protocolo escrito
para manejar la violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo y proveer un
adiestramiento a todos
los empleados. Informacion se encuentra disponible en la Oficina de la
Procuradora de Asuntos
a la Mujer, una guia para patronos: Violencia Domestica en el Lugar de
Trabajo y otras
referencias provistas durante la inspeccion.