Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 14, 1986, Docket Nos. 85-R1D4-1627 and 1628 (Emeryville, CA). Robert W. Farnsworth, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Niel E. Nielsen, Personnel Manager. For DOSH: Michael D. Mason, Chief Counsel.
Two asbestos violations, one regulatory and one serious, were affirmed, with penalties of $500 and $1,000 respectively.
Asbestos: Employer Liable for Failure to Report to Chief and to Clean Up Spill Promptly; Hazard Protection Not Delegable to Outside Contractor.
Employer contracted with General Electric for refurbishing of a turbo compressor blower, an apparatus used in making pigments at its plant. The
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