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Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause

Inspection Nr: 311189492

Citation: 01002

Citation Type: Other

Abatement Status: A

Initial Penalty: $500.00

Current Penalty: $500.00

Issuance Date: 07/16/2009

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 2

Abatement Date: 08/04/2009

Gravity: 01

Report ID: 0257260

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC):

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Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: UNAPEQUIP

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: At the reception area, employees answered the telephone, made the appointments, attended the customers and charged for the services. The employer did not provide training to the employees about the protocol to handle domestic violence situations in the workplace, as required by the Act No. 217 of 2006 for the Implementation of a Protocol to Handle Domestic Violence Situations in the Workplaces or Employment. Hazard: Exposition to domestic violence situations in the workplace. Method to abate hazard: Provide training to all the employees related to the written protocol to handle domestic violence situations in the workplace. Information and guides for the development of the work plan for the implementation of the protocol are available at the Women's Advocate Office and were provided during the inspection. En el area de recepcion, empleados contestaban el telefono, hacian las citas, atendian los clientes y cobraban por los servicios. El patrono no proveyo adiestramiento a los empleados sobre el protocolo para manejar situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo, como lo requiere la Ley Num. 217 de 2006 para la Implantacion de un Protocolo para el Manejo de Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en los Lugares de Trabajo o Empleo. Riesgo: Exposicion a situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo. Metodo de corregir el riesgo: Proveer adiestramiento a todos los empleados relacionado al protocolo escrito para manejar situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo. Informacion y guias para el desarrollo del plan de trabajo para la implantacion del protocolo estan disponibles en la Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres y fueron provistas durante la inspeccion.

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