Digest of COSHAB's Decision After Reconsideration dated February 25, 1982, Docket No. 76-R3D3-1304. Harold Mitchell, Chairman; Mark K. Bowers and Charles Manfred, Members.
Employer filed the Petition for Reconsideration. The Division did not file an answer to the Petition.
The ALJ Decision dated April 8, 1977 (Digest 11,769), establishing a general (nonserious reduced from serious) violation of 1540(b) (excavation guarding) and a penalty of $200 (reduced from $500) was reinstated and affirmed.
Excavation, Guarding, "Other Equivalent Means" Requires Affirmative Action by Employer.
"The safety order leaves no room for interpretation. It plainly and
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