Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated September 23, 1982, Docket No. 82-R1D2-626 (San Jose, CA). Adolf Loeb, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Gary J. Okey, Attorney. For DOSH: C. S. Van Blommestein, CSE.
This appeal was granted. The alleged general violation of 4344(b) (back-up warning devices) was set aside. No penalty was proposed.
Employee Exposure, Automatic Back-up Alarms. The Employer was charged with using 60 vehicles in its hauling refuse fleet which were not equipped with automatic back-up alarms. The Division's safety engineer did not inspect any vehicles nor did he witness any employee exposure during his inspection. The Employe
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