Digest of COSHAB's Decision After Reconsideration dated August 26, 1985, Docket No. 84-R1D5-063. Elaine W. Donaldson, Chairman; L. A. Harrington and Michael R. Monagan, Members.
The Appeals Board affirmed the ALJ decision of August 22, 1984 (Digest 15,859), granting Employer's appeal from a proposed $500 penalty for an admitted regulatory violation of 5214(d)(1) (inorganic arsenic).
Carcinogens, Failure to Report Use, Board Has Power to Eliminate Penalty.
"The evidence establishes and Employer did not contest that it used arsenic selenide, an inorganic arsenic compound, in one of its production processes. At the time of the inspection, Employer was
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