OSHA Inspection: FERRETERIA BETANCES INC

Issued

Apr 15, 2011

Abate by

May 11, 2011

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Apr 15, 2011

Abate by

Jun 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Apr 15, 2011

Abate by

Jun 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $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 esten
causando o que
puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban expuestos
a:
Employer Ferreteria Betances Inc. 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 Ferreteria Betances Inc. 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.