Digest of COSHAB's Decision dated July 16, 1974, Docket Nos. 74-R2D6-117 and -118. Ford B. Ford, Chairman; Monroe Browne and Gerald Shearin, Members.
High Voltage Line Exposure---Hard Hats---Handrails---Housekeeping on Stairways and Landings. The Appeal was denied and the "serious" citation and civil penalties of $650 affirmed for permitting employees to work within ten feet of an energized high-voltage line (1768). Also affirmed were nonserious citations for failure to provide hard hats to employees (1516); for failure to provide handrails to the second story work areas (1621(a)); and for failure to maintain stairways and landings clear of debris an
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