Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 6, 1980, Docket No. 80-R1D1-226 (Cupertino, CA). August F. Cetti, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: John Hendricks, Superintendent. For DOSH: Robert Battle, Assistant CSE.
Scaffolding, Guardrailings. A first repeat/general violation of 1644(a)(5) was established for failure to provide guardrailings on the open sides and ends of work platforms of a metal scaffold more than 7 1/2 feet above the ground. Its $160 civil penalty was affirmed.
The ALJ rejected the Employer's defense that the scaffolding supplier was responsible for installing the proper scaffold. The repeat nature of the violation was estab
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