Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated June 14, 1984, Docket No. 83-R1D2-308 (Mountain View, CA). August F. Cetti, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Robert D. Peterson, Attorney. For DOSH: Thomas Meamber, Associate CSE.
A general violation of 1646(b) (tower rolling scaffolds, wood or metal) was affirmed.
Scaffolds, Rolling, Guardrails Required. Two employees worked on rolling scaffolds more than 7 1/2 feet high. Neither worker was tied off, there were no safety nets, and the scaffolds lacked the guardrails required under 1646(b) (read with 1644(a)(5), metal scaffolds, which it incorporates by reference). The scaffolds' upper and lower work pl
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