Digest of COSHAB's decision dated April 21, 1976. Docket No. 75-R5D2-450. Douglas M. Phillips, Administrative Law Judge.
Exposure to Hazard, Degree of---[1] Irrelevant [to Establishing Violation]---[2] Relevant [to Assessing Amount of Penalty]. The Appellant was cited for a single serious violation of 1598(e). It was stipulated that three employees were exposed to the hazards of vehicular traffic without wearing flagging garments or their equivalent. This appeal was granted only to the extent that the penalty proposed was reduced from $700 to $500.
The safety engineer observed the three employees searching for a survey monument in the center of a hea
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