Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision After Reconsideration dated August 7, 1995, Docket Nos. 92-R2D3-514 and 515. Elaine W. Donaldson, Chairman; Bill Duplissea and Bryan E. Carver, Members.
The Appeals Board affirmed the ALJ decision of May 12, 1993 (Digest 18,273), in which one serious violation was reduced to general with no penalty and a second serious violation was affirmed with a $1,700 penalty.
Warning Devices, Back-Up Alarms (1592(b)). Section 1592(b) calls for an effective warning method or device when a backing vehicle constitutes a hazard to nearby employees on foot and the operator's rearward vision is obstructed. Employer's 33,000-pound front
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