Digest of COSHAB's Denial of Petition for Reconsideration dated May 29, 1981, Docket No. 81-R3D5-0001. Mark K. Bowers and Charles Manfred, Members.
The decision of the ALJ, dated April 9, 1981, (Digest 14,416) establishing a serious violation of 2320.2(a)(3) was affirmed.
Employer, Duty to Stay Current With Safety Standards.
"The evidence established that an employee of Employer had been working on an energized conductor in excess of 300 volts without wearing suitably insulated gloves. Section 2320.2(a)(3) requires that work shall not be performed on exposed energized parts of equipment or systems for voltages in excess of 300 volts phase to phase,
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