Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated February 10, 1986, Docket No. 85-R1D5-609 (Napa, CA). Amos P. Freeman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Ronald W. Hill, Vice President. For DOSH: Stephen A. Williams, Associate CSE.
A serious violation of 1670(a) (safety belts and lifelines) was affirmed, with $485 penalty.
Safety Belts and Lifelines, Short Duration and Limited Exposure Exception, Inapplicable to 1-1/2 Hour Exposure to Hazard.
On two occasions (one involving a fall with serious injuries), employees were working at an 18-foot height at the perimeter of a building under construction, without safety belts and lifelines or other protectio
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