Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated May 4, 1984, Docket No. 83-R1D4-942 (San Leandro, CA). Elise Manders, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Edward Bovee, Safety Engineer. For DOSH: Robert Battle Jr., Associate CSE.
A general violation of 1541(a)(6)(A) (trenches) was affirmed.
Trenches, Alternate Shoring Plan, Availability at Work Site Required. Employer used a civil engineer's plan for an alternate shoring system to those provided in the safety order. It was cited for not having the plan available for the Division's inspection. The cited section provides in part:
" If. . .an alternate shoring, sloping or benching system to those shown in
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