35 COR 40-6197 [¶ 21,381]  MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT â FAILURE TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT SAFELY Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8 §§ 3328(a) and 3328(e) (2008) â The evidence supported a violation of either subsection, but Employer had a valid defense: it did everything that it could reasonably have been expected to do to assure safe …
A proposal to revise the Construction Safety Orders (CSO) to require new high-visibility apparel for road workers poses problems for firefighters, who bring up the possibility of being âshrink wrappedâ if they have to wear the clothing while fighting a fire on a roadway. The proposal was one of two up for public comment at …
35 COR 40-6171[¶ 21,343] MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT â AUTOMATIC START WARNING SIGN Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8 § 3320(a) (2008) â The Division failed to establish that an air tank and compressor, capable of starting automatically, might injure employees. ELECTRICAL â FLEXIBLE CORDS AND CABLES Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8 § 2500.8(a) (2008) â The …
Even though the Cal/OSH Appeals Board overlooked the lack of a definition for the word âequipmentâ in a safety order and upheld a citation for a serious violation when a worker was hurt some years back, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is taking no chances that the current board would uphold the …
35 COR 40-6151 [¶ 21,318] MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT â DE-ENERGIZING OR PROVIDING EXTENSION TOOLS BEFORE CLEANING Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8 § 3314(c) (2008) â The Division established a violation of the safety order where Employerâs employee experienced a partial amputation of her finger while trying to un-jam a conveyor beltâs power system that was …
35 COR 40-6150 [¶ 21,317] MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT â SAFE OPERATING CONDITION Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8 § 3328(g) (2008) â The Division failed to establish that Employer did not maintain equipment, a wrought iron sliding gate, in safe operating condition. Summary of COSHAB-ALJâs Decision dated June 11, 2008, Docket No. 06-R3D3-5284 (Ontario, CA) . …
35 COR 40-6149 [¶ 21,315R] MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT â GUARD CLEARANCES Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8 § 3944(a) (2008) â The ALJ correctly found that Employer violated the safety order by having a fan guard that did not comply with applicable requirements, even though the ALJ also found that the fan was guarded by location. …
35 COR 40-6130 [¶ 21,288] MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT â DESIGNING OR SECURING TO PREVENT LOOSENING AND FALLING Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8 § 3328(e) (2008) â The Division established that a wall that fell on a worker during âstrippingâ operations was not properly secured. However, the Division failed to show that the wall was not …