OSHA Inspection: V A WASTE AGUAS BUENAS CORP

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $578 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 10, 2012

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:
V A Waste Aguas Buenas Corp - did not have a written protocol to handle
Work 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.
V A Waste Aguas Buenas 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.