27 COR 40-4055 [19,784R]
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT - DE-ENERGIZING OR LOCKING OUT DURING CLEANING
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, 3314(a) (2000) - An employee's use of an extension tool (a shovel) to clear sand from a conveyor roller seemed in keeping with the safety order's requirement, but his subsequent use of his hand while the conveyor was energized was not. However, since he had not been properly trained in the use of extension tools for the task, he was in violation when he worked both with and without the extension tool. The serious classification was appropriate, as found by both the ALJ and the Appeals Board, because both elements were present. The pr
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