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45 COR 40-7967 [¶22,799] INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (IIPP) – FAILURE TO IDENTIFY UNSAFE WORK CONDITIONS AND PRACTICES PRIOR TO NEW PROJECT Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3203(a)(1) (2018) – Employer failed to identify and evaluate hazards to identify unsafe work conditions and practices prior to starting a new project. GENERAL PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AND STRUCTURES, STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS – ELEVATED LOCATIONS, PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3210(c) (2018) – Employer failed to use a fall protection system to protect employees from falling from an elevated work location. Employer further failed to establish the independent employee action defense with respect to this violation. GENERAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND AUXILIARIES – ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS, EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND MARKING, INSTRUCTION IN PROPER USE OF PLATFORM Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3638(d) (2018) – Employer failed to train employees before they used an aerial lift. Summary of COSHAB-ALJ’s Decision dated January 31, 2018, Inspection No. 1169873 (Valencia, CA).Read More...