HAULAGE VEHICLES - PRECAUTIONS BEFORE REPAIRING
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 1595(a) (2005) - Employer did not appeal the existence of a violation related to a fatal accident involving a mechanic's failure to lock the lifting arms on a Bobcat before working on the hydraulic system. The violation was established by operation of law, but the serious classification was not.
DEFENSE - INDEPENDENT EMPLOYEE ACTION
mployer met all but one of the five required elements of the defense. It did not establish that it effectively enforced its safety program, so the defe