Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated August 25, 1976, Docket No. 76-R2D5-367. H. W. Sherbourne, Administrative Law Judge.
The appeal was denied but the civil penalty reduced. After an inspection in 1974, Appellant was issued a citation including the requirement that a noise survey be made before January 9, 1975. There was a reinspection late that year at which the compliance safety engineer observed that the noise survey had not been made, and that several employees working in the excessive noise areas were not wearing acceptable ear protection. Appellant, a manufacturer, said it has demanded since 1963 that employees wear hearing plugs. Its positio
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