FOUR SEASONS TREE SERVICE

By: Rick Waldinger
44 COR 40-7867 [¶22,721] INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (IIPP) – EFFECTIVE IIPP Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3203(a) (2017) – Employer failed to establish an IIPP, a general violation. HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION – HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION PLAN (HIPP) Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3395(i) (2017) – Employer failed to establish a HIPP, a general violation. TREE WORK, MAINTENANCE OR REMOVAL – GENERAL, TRAINING DOCUMENTED BY EMPLOYER Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3421(d) (2017) – Employer failed to train an employee prior to his job assignment, a general violation. PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICES AND SAFEGUARDS – BODY PROTECTION, CLOTHING APPROPRIATE FOR WORK BEING DONE Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3383(b) (2017) – The Division failed to establish that Employer did not ensure that its employee wore clothing appropriate for the work. TREE WORK, MAINTENANCE OR REMOVAL – PRUNING, TRIMMING AND TREE REMOVAL OPERATIONS, RIGGING SYSTEM Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3427(b)(4) (2017) – Employer failed to determine the appropriate rigging system for the removal of a tree, a serious violation. TREE WORK, MAINTENANCE OR REMOVAL – PRUNING, TRIMMING AND TREE REMOVAL OPERATIONS, QUALIFIED TREE WORKER Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3427(b)(5) (2017) – Employer failed to ensure that a qualified tree worker, trained and experienced in rigging operations, made the determination that a tree could withstand the strain of lowering procedures, a serious, accident-related violation. Summary of COSHAB-ALJ’s Decision dated June 28, 2017, Inspection No. 1127635 (Magalia, CA).Read More...

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