Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated March 14, 1984, Docket Nos. 83-R3D1-1117 thru 1119 (Huntington Beach, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: James A. Fast, Partner. For DOSH: Robert K. Yount, Associate CSE.
Total penalties for three violations of the asbestos safety orders (5208(l)(1)(A), 5208(i)(1) and 5208(g)(1)(A)) were reduced from $2,500 to $500. Only the penalties were appealed from one regulatory and two serious admitted violations.
During an inspection, an employee was seen machining a block of material that was found to contain 37% asbestos. Employer had not: reported its handling of asbestos-containing material t
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