[VIDEO] Responsibility of complying with health and safety protocols falls on employers
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s secretary of Economic Development and Commerce, Manuel Laboy, confirmed Friday that the supervision of compliance with the guidelines and protocols to be followed by companies authorized to resume operations is in the hands of the employers and their employees.
In an interview with CB en Español, Laboy maintained that the guidelines to follow are already established by the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Administration (PR OSHA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and each employer will have to “self-certify” as complying with them.
“The key is that each employer assumes the responsibility for the health and safety of their employees who are their main resource,” he stressed.
“Each sector is responsible for the protocols that correspond to its industry. However, as part of the work of the economic task force in conjunction with the medical task force, if we have been able to prepare a series of documents, guides and forms that will provide business owners with the activities that are now going to be allowed and those that they were already exempt so that they can access them as of Monday [May 4] on our Department of Economic Development and Commerce website,” Laboy said.
The official stressed that each industry and each employer is responsible for meeting the guidelines and protocols published by the CDC and OSHA.
Likewise, employers are responsible for “doing their self-assessment and self-certification.”
See the interview (in Spanish).
Related Posts
Latest News
-
Act 41 Legal Challenge Warned
FOMB Seeks to Halt Labor Changes; Governor Refuses As Puerto...
- Posted August 11, 2022
-
Global Matress Invest Millions In larger Facilities
Move to New Ponce Factory and Store Constructions Underway Global...
- Posted August 10, 2022
-
Startups Get a Makeover
Venture Capital Seen as an Alternative for Emerging Fintechs While...
- Posted August 10, 2022
-
Paradores and Small Inns Encouraged by Airbnb Growth
Study: Airbnb Contributes to the Creation of 24,000 Jobs Locally...
- Posted August 10, 2022
-
Civil Society and Gov’t Present Tools to Empower Citizens
New Online Platforms Address Social Issues, Provide Jobs Puerto Rico...
- Posted August 9, 2022
-
INTERNATIONAL EVENT HELD ON THE ISLAND
“The AIESEC Alumni Leadership Summit will offer a great opportunity...
- Posted August 8, 2022
-
HUB Advanced Networks, LLC has the first building in Puerto Rico to obtain TIER III certification by Uptime Institute
Press Release (August 5, 2022- San Juan, PR) – The...
- Posted August 5, 2022
-
Medplus Solutions celebrates 10 years Saving Lives
Innovation and continuous growth Expansion of specialized and more...
- May 18, 2022
-
Amazon Web Services Expands Operations in Puerto Rico
Local Office Will Offer Services to other Caribbean Islands...
- April 22, 2022
-
García Padilla: Rubio Is No Friend of Puerto Rico
Governor Says Rubio's Remarks Confirm he Works for 'Vultures'
- February 26, 2016
- 15
You must be logged in to post a comment Login