Cal/OSH Appeals Board correctly decided that the state's lockout/tagout safety standard also requires employers to block out moving parts to protect workers, a California appellate court has ruled. In doing so, the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, affirmed the principle that courts defer to an administrative agency's interpretation, unless it flies in the face of the clear purpose of the safety order. The opinion was issued Oct. 7.The case, Rialto Concrete Products, is based o
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