Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated June 22, 1979, Docket No. 79-R4D5-257. Gerald Winerman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: J.C.P. Rhee, Administrator. For DOSH: John K. Carpenter, CSE.
Penalties, Vacated, Nonprofit Tax Exempt Employer. This appeal was granted.
"Although there is no excuse for not complying with safety orders even when persons initially responsible for such compliance are not retained by an Employer, the proposed penalty is not reasonable in this case. The Employer is a non-profit federally tax exempt Employer. Inasmuch as both violations are admitted, it would not be consistent with the intent nor serve the purpose of th
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