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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 Active Salesman Company Inc., warehouse at the Sabana Industrial Park it was observed that the employer, Active Salesman Company Inc., did not provide a written protocol to his employees related to handle Domestic Violence situations in the Workplace or Place of Employment, as required by the Act for the implementation of a Protocol to Handle Domestis Violence Situations in the workplace, Act No. 217 of 2006. (for public and private employers). Employees were performing several tasks such as receiving, dispatching, identification and distribution of supplies, among other tasks. Hazard: Exposure to domestic violence situations in the workplace. Method to abate the hazard: The employer shall devolop a written protocol related to handle Domestic Violence in the workplace and provide trainning to all the establisment's employees related to handle Domestic Violence in the workplace. Information is available at the Woman's Advocate Office, A Guide for Employer: Domestic Violence in the Workplace and other references provided during the inspection. En los almacenes de Active Salesman Company Inc., en el Sabana Industrial Park se observo que el patrono, Active Salesman Company Inc., no tenia un protocolo escrito a sus empleados relacionado al manejo de situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el empleo, como lo requiere la Ley para la Implementacion del Protocolo para Manejar Situaciones de Violencia Domostica en el lugar de empleo, Ley Num. 217 del 2006. (para patronos privados y publicos). Los empleados realizaban trabajos tales como; recibo, identificacion y distribucion de materiales, entre otras tareas. Riesgo: Exposicion a situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo. Metodo de corregir el riesgo: Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para el manejo de la violencia domestica en el sitio de trabajo y proveer adiestramiento a todos los empleados. Hay informacion disponible en la Oficina de la Procuradora de la Mujer, una guia para patronos: Violencia Domestica en el sitio de trabajo y otras referencias provistas durante la inspeccion.