Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated January 29, 1987, Docket No. 86-R3D2-1374 (San Diego, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Willis Pflugh, Vice President and Operations Manager. For DOSH: Natalie Klein, Associate CSE.
On a penalty-only appeal from a regulatory violation of 5208(1)(2)(F) (asbestos), the $500 statutory penalty was affirmed. Employer, which was laying asbestos cement pipe and had not reported its use of asbestos-containing material to the Chief of the Division, said it was unaware of the registration requirement and therefore should not be penalized.
"This Employer is under the misapprehension that unless it
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