48 COR 40-8417 [¶23,111R]
SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION – PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICES AND SAFEGUARDS, FOOT PROTECTION Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3385(a) (2021) – The Appeals Board affirmed the ALJ’s decision that Employer violated the safety order by failing to require appropriate foot protection where employees were exposed to foot injuries from falling objects or crushing or penetrating actions, a serious violation. The Board declined to adopt the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission standard for evaluating hazard exposure in the personal protective equipment context.Digest of COSHAB’s Decision After Reconsideration dated April 14, 2021, Inspection No. 1310525.
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