Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated December 13, 1979, Docket No. 79-R4D3-1147 (Newport Beach, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: W. Don Morgan, Certified Safety Professional. For DOSH: Sam Fryefield, CSE.
Ladders, Suitable Handholds, as an Alternative to Extending Side Rails Three Feet Above Landing. An alleged serious violation of 1675(c) was set aside.
"The weight of the evidence presented indicated that the superintendent of the Employer descended from a roof, 27 feet 10 inches high, by use of a ladder that, although tied off securely at the top, did not extend the required 3 feet above the parapet wall. The Divi
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