Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 11, 1985, Docket No. 84-R4D2-1268 (Newport Beach, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Donald Jeffrey, Vice President and General Manager. For DOSH: Miguel A. Ortiz, Associate CSE.
A serious violation of 1670(a) (safety belts and lifelines) was affirmed with a $110 penalty.
Evidence, Hearsay Alone Insufficient.
"Section 1670(a) of the Construction Safety Orders provides in pertinent part that approved safety belts and lifelines shall be worn by those employees whose work exposes them to falling in excess of 15 feet from the perimeter of a structure. It further states that lifelines
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