CALIFORNIA
Digest of COSHAB's Decision After Reconsideration dated November 19, 1982, Docket No. 82-R5D2-406. Harold Mitchell, Chairman; Mark K. Bowers and Charles Manfred, Members.
The ALJ's Decision dated August 13, 1982 (Digest 15,100) was reinstated and affirmed. The alleged general violation of 5185(o) (quick drenching or flushing facilities) was established. The employees at the site recharged batteries of the electric forklifts in an area along the outside wall of a warehouse building. The nearest running water was 107 feet away. The quart bottles of neutralizing solution kept immediately available did not meet the requirements of the safety
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