Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated September 15, 1986, Docket No. 86-R1D5-0041 (Ukiah, CA). Elise Manders, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Frank Crane, President. For DOSH: Gerald Lombardo, Associate Safety Engineer.
A regulatory violation of 5208(1)(1)(C) (asbestos) was affirmed, but the proposed $500 penalty was vacated.
Asbestos, Handling in Demolition, Report to Chief Required.
Employer was involved in removing materials containing more than one percent asbestos from a school building that was being demolished. Under the cited safety order, it was required to file a report of use with the Chief of the Division before beginning work.
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