Digest of COSHAB's decision dated January 19, 1976, Docket No. 75-R6D5-075. Harold Mitchell, Chairman; Ford B. Ford, Member. Jonah Lebell, Hearing Officer.
Exposure to Hazard, Employee Not in Area. This appeal was granted in part and denied in part.
Appellant was engaged in framing a 100-unit apartment complex. The safety engineer observed two sets of stairs (out of a total of 12) which had no handrails on the open side from the first to the second floor. The citation was for an alleged violation of 1626(a). "The evidence was uncontraverted that appellant installed the handrails in question which he was under contract to accomplish. When the stairs
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