Digest of COSHAB's decision dated November 25, 1975, Docket No. 74-R5D1-922. Ford B. Ford, Chairman; Harold Mitchell, Member. Harry W. Sherbourne, Hearing Officer.
General Safety Precautions [1511]---Head Protection [1516]. The appeal from two of four alleged nonserious violations was denied and the citation, with its $60 proposed civil penalty, was affirmed.
Appellant was in violation of 8 Cal. Adm. Code 1516(a) where employees operating a masonry saw to cut concrete blocks were not wearing face or eye protection. The Appeals Board noted that "The fact that the eye protection is a burden upon the employees is not a defense to this regulation. There
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