48 COR 40-8358 [¶23,081R]
SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION – PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICES AND SAFEGUARDS, MEDICAL SERVICES AND FIRST AID, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR CONTACTING DOCTOR OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3400(f)(1) (2020) – Employer had a written plan to provide prompt medical treatment in the event of a serious injury, but did not effectively implement the plan. The Appeals Board upheld the ALJ’s finding of a general violation. ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS – HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS, WORK PROCEDURES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES, OBSERVERS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 2940(d) (2020) – A qualified electrical worker or trainee did not remain in close proximity to an employee’s work location when the employee was working on energized electrical equipment. The Appeals Board upheld the ALJ’s finding of a serious violation. ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS – HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS, WORK PROCEDURES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES, PROTECTION FROM BACKFEED VOLTAGES Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 2940.9 (2020) – Employer failed to eliminate all possible sources of backfeed voltages. The requirement to take steps to disconnect or ground does not have an exception for inadvertent employee contact with equipment, the Board noted. The Appeals Board upheld the ALJ’s finding of a serious, accident-related violation. ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS – HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS, WORK PROCEDURES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES, HAZARDOUS ENERGY CONTROL PROCEDURES, SHIFT OR PERSONNEL CHANGES Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 2940.13(l) (2020) – Employer failed to use hazardous energy control procedures during a personnel shift change, which led a foreman to improperly engage in work on and around a transformer while no other qualified electrical worker was onsite, resulting in employee exposure to an energized part. The Appeals Board upheld the ALJ’s finding of a serious, accident-related violation. ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS – HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS, WORK PROCEDURES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES, WORK ON OR IN PROXIMITY TO UNDERGROUND HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLES, CONDUCTORS OR EQUIPMENT Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 2943(h)(3) (2020) – An employee did not use personal protective equipment, barriers, or other methods to prevent inadvertent contact with electricity. The Appeals Board upheld the ALJ’s finding of a serious, accident-related violation. Read More...
