Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated August 28, 1986, Docket Nos. 85-R1D5-1349 and 1350 (Benicia, CA). Amos P. Freeman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Robert D. Peterson, Attorney. For DOSH: Stephan A. Williams, Associate CSE.
An alleged repeat/general violation of 1675(e) (ladders) was vacated.
Safety Order, Proscription Repealed Between Citation and Decision, Appeals Must Be Granted.
The cited safety order required access ladders remaining in one place for "several hours or more" to have upper and lower landings at least 20 inches wide and four square feet in area. The Standards Board repealed the requirement after Employer was cited,
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