27 COR 40-4023 [19,759]
ELECTRICAL - ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, 2340.16(a) (2000) - Detailed access space requirements found in 2340.16(b) did not apply, because only outside contractors accessed electrical panels to service two electrically-powered saws, and Employer's employees were not exposed. However, the requirement for "ready and safe" access in subsection (a) did apply where employees were occasionally required to de-energize one of the two saws by climbing onto a raised platform and reaching over the saw's conveyor to a power switch on the wall. A general violation existed.
CITATION - DETERMINING CITABLE EMPLOYER
CAL. COD
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