Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated November 20, 1981, Docket Nos. 81-R1D5-918 and 919 (San Rafael, CA). H. W. Sherbourne, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: John R. Kunst, President. For DOSH: Stephan A. Williams, CSE.
This appeal was denied. Serious violations of 1648(a) (ladder-jack scaffold limits) and 1648(c) (ladder-jack scaffold safety lines) and penalties of $50 and $5, respectively, were established.
Scaffolding, Ladder-Jack, Not Above 16 Feet. 1648 proscribes the use of ladder-jack scaffolding above 16 feet. The evidence established that the platform was 24 feet above the sidewalk.
Scaffolding, Ladder-Jack, Safety Lines. 1648(c)
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