48 COR 40-8475 [¶23,141]
GENERAL PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AND STRUCTURES – ACCESS, WORK SPACE, AND WORK AREAS, PORTABLE LADDERS, CARE, USE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF LADDERS, ACCESS TO LANDINGS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3276(e)(11) (2021) – The Division established a portable ladder was used for access to an upper landing surface and Employer failed to ensure it extended at least 36 inches above a landing surface, a serious violation. However, the ALJ reduced the proposed penalty. GENERAL PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AND STRUCTURES – STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, ELEVATED LOCATIONS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3210(b) (2021) – The Division established the top of a cooler at Employer’s restaurant was an elevated work location that lacked required guardrails or some other fall protection system.Summary of COSHAB-ALJ’s Decision dated August 23, 2021, Inspection No. 1183524 (Rosemead, CA).
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