“\ufeff\t\tDocument\t\t\t\t p.hiddenParagraph { visibility:hidden } p { margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; font-family:Times New Roman; color:WindowText; font-size:10pt; font-size:10pt; } p { font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; } p.style_Normal { } span.style_DefaultParagraphFont { } table.style_TableNormal { } span.X3AS7TOCHyperlink { color:#000000; text-decoration:none; } p.X3AS7TABSTYLE { } span.BulletSymbol { font-family:’Symbol’; } body { margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-right:0px;} div.basic { width:21.59cm;height:27.94cm;} p.hiddenParagraph { font-size:2pt; visibility:hidden; } \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar useragent = navigator.userAgent;\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar navigatorname;\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (useragent.indexOf(‘MSIE’)!= -1)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnavigatorname=\”MSIE\”;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\t\t\t\t\t\t\telse if (useragent.indexOf(‘Gecko’)!= -1)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (useragent.indexOf(‘Chrome’)!= -1)\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnavigatorname=\”Google Chrome\”;\t\t\t\t\t\t\telse\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnavigatorname=\”Mozilla\”;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\t\t\t\t\t\t\telse if (useragent.indexOf(‘Mozilla’)!= -1)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnavigatorname=\”old Netscape or Mozilla\”;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\t\t\t\t\t\t\telse if (useragent.indexOf(‘Opera’)!= -1)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnavigatorname=\”Opera\”;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfunction symbol(code1,code2)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (navigatorname == ‘MSIE’)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.write(code1);\t\t\t\t\t\t\telse\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.write(code2);\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNITED STATES\t\t\t\t\t\tOF\t\t\t\t\t\tAMERICA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSECRETARY OF LABOR,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplainant,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tv.\t\t\t\t\t\tOSHRC DOCKET NO. 14471\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCHICAGO, WEST PULLMAN AND\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRespondent.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBefore: BARNAKO, Chairman; MORAN and CLEARY, Commissioners.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBY THE COMMISSION: A decision of Review Commission Judge Paul L. Brady, dated\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 25, 1975, is before this Commission for review pursuant to 29 U.S.C. \u00a7 661.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThat decision is affirmed on the basis of the decisions by a divided Commission in\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecretary v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co., OSHRC Docket No. 11904, December 1, 1975,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand Secretary v. Belt Railway Company of Chicago, 20 OSAHRC 568 (1975). Those decisions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tare dispositive of the instant case.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRespondent, in its answer to the complaint, admitted the alleged violations and that due\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsideration was given to the statutory criteria in 29 U.S.C. \u00a7 666(i) in determining the penalty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tproposal. Respondent also stipulated that the exemption question was the only issue in contest.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccordingly, the entire citation is affirmed and a penalty of $240 is assessed therefor.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFOR THE COMMISSION:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWilliam S. McLaughlin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Secretary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDATED: OCT 19, 1976\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNITED STATES\t\t\t\t\t\tOF\t\t\t\t\t\tAMERICA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSECRETARY OF LABOR,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplainant,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tv.\t\t\t\t\t\tOSHRC DOCKET NO. 114471\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCHICAGO, WEST PULLMAN AND\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRespondent.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDECISION AND ORDER\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBRADY, JUDGE: This proceeding is brought pursuant to section 10 of the Occupational\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSafety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq. 84 Stat. 1590 (hereinafter referred to as the\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAct) to contest a citation issued by the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter referred to as the\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecretary) pursuant to section 9(a) of the Act. The citation alleges that as a result of an inspection\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof respondent\u2019s workplace located at Chicago, Illinois, respondent violated section 5(a) of the\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAct by failing to comply with 30 occupational safety and health standards promulgated by the\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecretary pursuant to section 6 thereof. Notice of proposed penalty was issued with the citation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA stipulation executed by the parties hereto resolves the issues in this proceeding except\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twhether respondent is subject to the jurisdiction of the Act, or is it exempt by reason of section\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4(b)(1) thereof. In Secretary v. Southern Pacific Transportation Company, 13 OSAHRC 258\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(1974) petitions for review docketed, numbers 74\u20133981 and 75\u20131091 (5th Cir.), the Commission\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\truled that railroads are not entitled to an industry-wide exemption under section are not entitled\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto an industrywide This ruling was recently upheld and extended in Secretary v. Belt Railway\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompany of Chicago, et al, docket number 4616, et al, (October, 1975) 20 OSAHRC \u2014\u2014.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese decisions are binding in this case; and, accordingly, it is held that respondent is subject to\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe jurisdiction of the Commission.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTherefore, it is ORDERED that:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(1) The notice of contest is hereby dismissed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(2) The citation is hereby affirmed, and the proposed penalty in the sum of $240 is\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tassessed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDated this 25th day of November, 1975.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPAUL L. BRADY\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJudge\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCopies mailed certified to:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHerman Grant, Esquire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegional Solicitor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tU. S. Department of Labor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFederal Building\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t230 South Dearborn St., 8th Floor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago, Illinois 60604\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas J. Duggan, State Legis. Dir.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnited Transportation Union\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t330 S. Wells Street\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago, Illinois 60606\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ. E. Rice, President & General Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago West Pullman & Southern Railroad Company,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2728 East 104th Street\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago, Illinois 60617\t\t\t”