Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated January 14, 1987, Docket Nos. 85-R1D4-1393 and 1394 (Oakland, CA). Amos P. Freeman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Merle W. Wood II, Staff Attorney. For DOSH: Sue E. Tuskes, Staff Counsel.
An alleged violation of 5144(f)(2) (respiratory protective equipment) was vacated.
The Division failed to establish that Employer did not provide proper respirators for maintenance workers to use in emergencies arising from ammonia refrigerant leaks. It based the charge on the safety engineer's observation of chemical air purifiers (gas masks) that would be unacceptable in an atmosphere that was oxygen-deficient or
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