OSHA Inspection: INTERSPACE INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

Issued

Oct 3, 2011

Abate by

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $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 Interspace Industries Corp. 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 Interspace Industries Corp. 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.
Entre 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.

Issued

Oct 3, 2011

Abate by

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $100 · Current $100