20,214 Anning-Johnson

SCAFFOLDS - ACCESS LADDERS
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, § 1644(a)(8) (2002) - The Division cited a safety order related to scaffold access ladder specifications, which was not applicable to the described violation, a failure to provide ladder access to a scaffold so that employees climbed up the side rails. The inspector incorrectly insisted that ladders were the only acceptable means of access. Moreover, Employer had provided appropriate access to the scaffolding via stairs and wall openings from inside the building it was working on, and had thoroughly trained and instruct