17,647 Western Building Material Inc.

Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated April 10, 1991, Docket No. 90-R2D6-1232 (Bakersfield, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.

For Employer: Weldon Jackson, Manager, Contracts Department. For DOSH: Jerry Walker, Associate Safety Engineer.

Employer's appeal from a general violation of 1646(c) (rolling scaffolds) was denied. The only issue on appeal was the abatement requirement: that Employer's 41-inch-high rolling scaffold have its wheels locked when employees climbed or worked on it. The safety order requires locking of the wheels or casters of rolling scaffolds while they are in use.

Employer admitted that its employees had long mov