SHERWOOD MECHANICAL, INC.

By: Rick Waldinger

38 COR 40-6661 [¶ 21,907]

INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (IIPP) - CODE OF SAFE PRACTICES (CSP)
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 1509(b) (2011) - Employer’s code of safe practices did not specifically address Employer’s operations. However, the ALJ reclassified the violation as general and reduced the penalty. 

SAFETY INSTRUCTION FOR EMPLOYEES - KNOWN JOB SITE HAZARDS
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 1510(c) (2011) - Employees were exposed to known job site hazards associated with natural gas. However, the Division did not establish that employees were not instructed regarding the hazards. 

PIPE LINES - GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICE
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3329(b) (2011) - The evidence did not establish that natural gas piping was not installed in accordance with good engineering practice. 

FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, GASES AND VAPORS - SOURCE OF IGNITION
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 5416(c) (2011) - The Division did not establish that the concentration of natural gas exceeded or may have been expected to exceed 25 percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL).

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