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							<p style="text-align:justify; widows:2; orphans:2; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">SECRETARY OF LABOR,</span></p>
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								</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">OSHRC Docket No.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
									</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; ">1</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; ">7-0950</span></p>
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							<p style="widows:2; orphans:2; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#2F2F2F; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">THE THOMAS J. DYER COMPANY</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#2F2F2F; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Gatto</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">United State Administrative Law<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">J</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">udge</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">This case arises from a</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">n inspection<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">conducted by the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Department of Labor’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Occupational Safety and Health Administration (</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">“</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">OSHA</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">”</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, which resulted in the issuance of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">one serious<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">with a<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Thomas J. Dyer Company (“Dyer”)<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">for<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the Occupational Safety and Health Act</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>of 1970 (the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">“</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Act</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">”</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">29 U.S.C. §§ 651–678</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">violation<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">29 C.F.R.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">§<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">19</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">26.350(a</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">10)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">an OSHA<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">construction industry<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">standard related to gas welding and cutting</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">After<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Dyer</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>timely contested the citation, the Secretary</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>of Labor (the “Secretary”)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref1" href="#ftn1">1</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">initiated this enforcement proceeding before the Occupational Safety<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and Health Review Commission (the “Commission” or the “Court”) by filing<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">a formal complaint charging<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Dyer</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>with violating the Act and seeking an order affirming the citation and proposed penalt</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">y</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref2" href="#ftn2">2</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">
					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Dyer filed an answer denying it violated the Act</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and a</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>bench trial was held in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Lexington, Kentucky</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. </span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">There is no dispute</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, and the Court finds,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">it has<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">jurisdiction<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">pursuant to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">section 10(c) of the Act</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 29 U.S.C. § 659(c),<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Dyer</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>is an employer engaged in a business affecting commerce within the meaning of section 3(5) of the Act,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">29 U.S.C. § 652(5), and that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Dyer’</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">s principal place of business is in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Cincinnati, Ohio<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Pretrial Order</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">¶</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">2</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Pursuant to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Commission Rule 90(a),<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">after hearing and carefully considering all the evidence<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and the arguments of counsel</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, the Court issues this Decision and Order</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>which<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; background-color:#FFFFFF; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">constitutes its final disposition of the proceedings</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref3" href="#ftn3">3</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">
					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">For the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">reason</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">s indicated<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">infra</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Court concludes</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">c</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">itation</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">must be<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">vacated</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:1.5; text-align:center; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; ">II. BACKGROUND</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">On March 20, 2017,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">OSHA<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Compliance Safety and Health Office</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">r</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Michelle<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Sotak</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">conducted an inspection at<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. (Tr. 10).</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>During this inspection, nine of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Dyer</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">’s employees were present at the center and engaged in “retro-fitting the Chiller Plant,” which involved “welding, cutting, and construction.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Pretrial Order</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">¶ 2c</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">; Tr. 11-12</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>During her inspection,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Sotak</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>discovered a cage<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">built by Dyer with at least<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ten liquid petroleum cylinders<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">in the left compartment<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and two oxygen cylinders</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>in the right compartment</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. (Tr. 14</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">15-16, 26.) The two compartments were separated by two<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">1/8</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">-inch steel barriers</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">separated from each other by</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>2<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">inches of air. (Ex. C- 10; Tr. 22-3.) </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">B</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">oth barriers were taller than<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">5</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>feet. (Ex. C- 10; Tr. 40.) A corrugated metal ceiling enclosed the roof of the cage, creating a gap between the ceiling and the barriers. (Ex. C- 10; Tr. 29-30, 35.) Additionally, a small gap was present at the bottom of the right compartment. (Ex. C- 10; Tr. 75.) The purpose of these gaps was to mimic the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">“chimney effect” utilized by the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">“</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Anthony cart,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">”</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a small<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">2</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">-compartment cart<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">fits<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">2</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>cylinders divided by a metal barrier,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>which</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>enabl</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">es</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>hot air to be pulled from the bottom of the cage and expelled from the top of the barriers in the event of a fire. (Tr. 75-7.)</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">After interviewing Dyer’s employees,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Sotak</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">determined<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">th</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">e</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>cage had been present for approximately six months<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and when the employees “need a cylinder, they’ll go to the cage and get the cylinder and bring it to where it’s needed.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(Tr. 20)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">
					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Sotak</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">also testified<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Dyer’s employees passed through this area daily to reach the Chiller Plant where they were working. (Tr. 24.) </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Although<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Sotak</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>testified the case<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">“is accessed<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">as</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">needed<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">throughout the day or throughout the week</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, depending on how much welding or torching is occurring on site</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">”</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">she also testified they were “performing torching and welding activities<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">on a daily basis</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(Tr. 20)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">
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				<p style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">As a result of her inspection,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Sotak</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">recommended the issuance of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">citation</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">for a violation of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">section 1</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">926.350(a</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">10) for the conditions she observed relating to the storage of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">oxygen cylinders</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. (Tr. 21.) </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Secretary<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">subsequently<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">issued the instant citation to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Dyer on May 2</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 201</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">7</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:1.5; text-align:center; "><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_counderline2 style_counderline2 " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; ">III. ANALYSIS</span></p>
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				<p class="style_NoSpacing style_NoSpacing " style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he fundamental objective of the Act is to prevent occupational deaths and serious injuries.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 445 U.S. 1, 11 (1980).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">The Act requires that employers<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this chapter.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(2).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Mountain States Contractors, LLC v. Perez</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 825 F.3d 274, 277</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(6th Cir. 2016)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><a name="ftnref4" href="#ftn4">4</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">The Commission serves as a “neutral arbiter” between the Secretary and cited employers.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Cuyahoga Valley Ry. Co. v. United Transp. Union</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 474 U.S. 3, 7 (1985). Thus,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Congress<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">vested the Commission with the “adjudicatory powers typically exercised by a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">court</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>in the agency-review<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">context.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Martin v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">(CF&I Steel Corp.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 499 U.S. 144, 151, 154 (1991) (emphasis in original). </span></p>
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				<p class="style_NoSpacing style_NoSpacing " style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">The Secretary has the burden of establishing<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Dyer<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">violated the cited standard. “To establish a prima facie violation of the Act, the Secretary of Labor must show by a preponderance of the evidence that ‘(1) the cited standard applies to the facts, (2) the requirements of the standard were not met, (3) employees had access to the hazardous condition, and (4) the employer knew or could have known of the hazardous condition with the exercise of reasonable diligence.’”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Id.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 825 at 279 (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">quoting</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Carlisle Equip. Co. v. Sec'y of Labor & Occupational Safety</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 24 F.3d 790, 792–93 (6th Cir. 1994) (internal citation omitted)).</span></p>
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				<p class="style_Default style_Default " style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">Most of t</span><span style="color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">he facts of this case are not in controversy. <span>
						</span></span><span style="color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">Dyer was engaged in welding, cutting, and construction at the worksite where it had both oxygen cylinders and liquid petroleum cylinders. </span><span style="color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">Dyer’s employees retrieved the cylinders and passed through this area daily to reach the Chiller Plant where they were working. Access to the alleged violative conditions is established. Actual knowledge is also shown since Dyer knew the barrier had not been tested and that<span>
						</span></span>oxygen and liquid petroleum cylinders<span>
					</span><span style="color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">were in storage. In<span>
						</span></span>addition, constructive knowledge is established by the location of the storage rack and cylinders in plain view.<span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; "> Therefore,<span>
						</span></span>Dyer<span style="color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>knew or could have known of the alleged hazardous condition with the exercise of reasonable diligence.<span>
						</span></span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">Thus, the only issue</span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">s</span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>in dispute<span>
						</span></span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">are</span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">the applicability of<span>
						</span></span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">the<span>
						</span></span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">cited standard and whether the<span>
						</span></span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">barrier on the storage rack complied<span>
						</span></span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">with the terms of the standard.</span></p>
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						</span>cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">29 C.F.R. § 1926.350(a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">10). The citation asserts Dyer violated the standard<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">since<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">employees were<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">allegedly<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">exposed to fire and explosion hazards when oxygen and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">liquid petroleum</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>cylinders were not separate</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d by a non-combustible barrier.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Compl</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. Ex. A.) </span></p>
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				<p class="style_NoSpacing style_NoSpacing " style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">A condition precedent to the applicability of the cited standard is<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the oxygen cylinders were “in storage.” </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">In a December 31, 1998, Standard Interpretations Letter, OSHA<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">interpreted this “in storage</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>requirement<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">as it relates to the cited construction standard,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">indicated<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">OSHA</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">consider</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">[s]</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a cylinder to be in storage when it is reasonably anticipated that gas will not be drawn<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">from the cylinder within 24 hours (overnight hours included). At that point the storage requirements must be met.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Standard</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Interpretation</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Letter, dated December 31, 1998</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><a name="ftnref5" href="#ftn5">5</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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				<p class="style_NoSpacing style_NoSpacing " style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">In contrast, if it is reasonably anticipated that gas will be drawn from the cylinder during the next 24 hours, the cylinder is not considered to be in storage and the §1926.350(a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">10) storage requirements do not apply.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">” (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Id.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Whether i</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t is ‘reasonably anticipated’</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>that gas will be drawn within 24 hours is based on whether specific welding or cutting work is planned for that period and the number of gas cylinders expected to be required to do that work.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">” (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Id.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "> As indicated<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">supra</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, the record shows Dyer was performing torching and welding activities<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">on a daily basis</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and the cage was accessed as needed throughout the day. Therefore, it was reasonably anticipated that gas would be drawn from the cylinder during the next 24 hours, and therefore, the cylinders were not considered to be in storage. Thus, the section 1926.350(a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">10) storage requirements did not apply. </span></p>
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				<p class="style_NoSpacing style_NoSpacing " style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Further, a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">lthough an agency's interpretation of its own regulation is entitled to substantial deference so long as it is reasonable,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Martin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">499 U.S. 144</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, in this case the Secretary has not produced any evidence regarding<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Dyer’s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>intended use of the cylinders within the relevant<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">twenty-four hour</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>period. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he Commission has<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">held<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">that based on<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the evidence as a whole,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>cylinders were not<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">“in storage”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>under section 1926.350(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">j</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><a name="ftnref6" href="#ftn6">6</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>where “</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">it is unclear when the cited cylinders were last used or when they were to be used next.”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Andrew<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Catapano</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Enterprises, Inc.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 17 BNA OSHC 1776, 1781 (Nos. 90-0050, 90-0189, 90-191, 90-0192, 90-0193, 90-0071, 90-0772, 91-0026, 1996)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">quoting</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">American Bridge/</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Lashcon</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">, J.V.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 16 BNA OSHC 1867, 1869 (No. 91-633, 1994),<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">aff'd</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 70 F.3d 131 (D.C.Cir.1995))</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e Court’s holding,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">supra</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">is c</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">onsistent with the Commission's holding in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Andrew<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Catapano</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Enterprises, Inc.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">id.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">since,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">based on the evidence<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">as<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a whole, it</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>is unclear when the cited cylinders were last used or when they were to be used next.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Therefore, the Secretary has not established the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>cited standard applied to the facts.</span></p>
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				<p class="style_Default style_Default " style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">Even assuming the Secretary established<span>
						</span></span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">the<span>
						</span></span>cylinders were “in storage,”<span><span></span>
					</span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">he<span>
						</span></span>failed to<span>
					</span><span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">prove the barrier on the<span>
						</span></span>cage<span style="color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>did not comply with the terms of the standard.</span><span style="color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span>As indicated<span>
					</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">supra</span>, Dyer had two options to comply with the<span>
					</span>cited<span>
					</span>standard<span><span></span>
					</span>and<span>
					</span>Dyer chose the latter option: to<span>
					</span>separate<span><span></span>
					</span>the oxygen and liquid petroleum cylinders<span><span></span>
					</span>by<span>
					</span>a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high with a fire-resistance rating of at least 1⁄2 hour. The parties do not dispute<span><span></span>
					</span>the barrier<span>
					</span>between the<span>
					</span>oxygen and liquid petroleum cylinders<span><span></span>
					</span>was made of<span>
					</span>noncombustible<span>
					</span>steel,<span><span></span>
					</span>and that it exceeded the 5-foot tall requirement. (Tr.<span>
					</span>20, 22, 24-5,<span>
					</span>40,<span>
					</span>46.)<span><span></span>
					</span><span><span></span>
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						</span>was premised on the<span>
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						</span>did not have the background technical information regarding the design and testing of<span>
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						</span>cart</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, “as long as the barrier is at least 5 feet high, meets the 1⁄2-hour fire resistance rating and is designed to prevent the spread of the fire from one cylinder to another, employers using the product would meet the requirements of §1926.350(a)(10).”</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><a name="ftnref7" href="#ftn7">7</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
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						</span>the burden to prove<span>
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						</span>barriers<span>
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						</span>comply with the terms of the cited standard</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Nonetheless,<span>
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						</span>argues<span>
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						</span>(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">citing</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span>on a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n<span>
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						</span>Director of Enforcement Programs to<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">addressing a<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">memorandum</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span>“a solid mild steel plate barrier,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1⁄2-</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">inch thick, would fail to meet the fire-resistance rating for</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1⁄2-</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">hour</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">[.]”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">This unpublished in</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ternal memorandum in turn references</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a July 5, 1982 unpublished internal memorandum</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>addressing<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">another general industry standard, section 1910</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">252</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">2</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(iv)(c)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, which<span>
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						</span>1⁄2<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">inch mild steel</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">plate barrier does not meet the intent of standards 29 CFR</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">1910.252(a)(2) (iv)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(e)[.]” (Ex.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>R-4 at 0024</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><a name="ftnref8" href="#ftn8">8</a></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_FootnoteText style_FootnoteText " style="line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Assuming</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Secretary gave adequate notice to regulated parties</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>including Dyer,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">unpublished internal memorandum</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><a name="ftnref9" href="#ftn9">9</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the Cour</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t<span>
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						</span>for at least two reasons</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">First, t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he Secretary failed to establish the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>opinions<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">were based on sufficient facts or data, were the product of reliable principles and method, or that the principles and methods were reliably applied to the facts of this case.</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><a name="ftnref10" href="#ftn10">10</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Second,<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the Secretar</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">y acknowledged in a March 4, 200</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">4, Standard<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Interpretation</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Letter</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>that<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Ex. R-9 at<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the citation is<span>
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						</span>ORDERED</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span></p>
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				<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">                                                                       </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; text-decoration:underline ;">/s/ John B. Gatto </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; text-decoration:underline ;"><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span></p>
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					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">October 5</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 2017</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Secretary’s responsibilities under the Act have been delegated to an Assistant Secretary who directs</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">OSHA. Secretary of Labor’s Order 1-2012, 77 Fed. Reg. 3912 (Jan. 25, 2012).</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Attached to the complaint and adopted by reference were the two citations at issue</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Commission Rule 30(d) provides that “[s]</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">tatements</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>in a pleading may be adopted by reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another pleading or in any motion. A copy of any written instrument which is an exhibit to a pleading is a part thereof for all purposes.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">29 C.F.R § 2200.30(d).</span></p>
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						</span>If any finding is in truth a conclusion of law, or if any stated conclusion is in truth a finding of fact, it shall be deemed so.</span></p>
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						</span>Under the Act, an employer may seek review in the court of appeals in the circuit in which the violation occurred, the circuit in which the employer’s principal office is located, or the District of Columbia Circuit. 29 U.S.C. § 660(a). The Secretary may seek review in the circuit in which the violation occurred or in which the employer has its principal office. 29 U.S.C. § 660(b). This case arose in Kentucky, and the company’s corporate office is in Ohio, which are both in the Sixth Circuit. “[I]n general, ‘[w]here it is highly probable that a Commission decision would be appealed to a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">particular circuit</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, the Commission has ... applied the precedent of that circuit in deciding the case—even though it may differ from the Commission's precedent.’”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">Dana Container, Inc.</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, 25 BNA OSHC 1776, 1792 n.10 (No. 09-1184, 2015)</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">,<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">847 F.3d 495</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span>2017</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">)</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">(citation omitted). Therefore, the Court applies the precedent of the Sixth Circuit in deciding the case, where it is highly probable that a Commission decision would be appealed to.</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=22674</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span>Section 1926.350(j)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> was the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">predecessor to </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">section<span>
						</span></span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_cosearchterm style_cosearchterm " style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">1926</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_cosearchterm style_cosearchterm " style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">350</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_cosearchterm style_cosearchterm " style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">a</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)(</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_cosearchterm style_cosearchterm " style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">10</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, with the same requirements for stored cylinders.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Section 1926.350(j) provides:</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>“</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">For additional details not covered in this subpart, applicable technical portions of American National Standards Institute, Z49.1–1967, Safety in Welding and Cutting, shall apply.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">” Section 3.2.4.3 of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ANSI Z49.1–1967 provides</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>“</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">or<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">grease)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a minimum distance of 20 feet or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a fire</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">-</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">resistance rating of at least 1⁄2 hour.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">”<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">https://archive.org/stream/gov.law.ansi.z49.1.1967/ansi.z49.1.1967_djvu.txt</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=24741</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> (</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">last accessed<span>
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						</span>The Secretary asserts that even though OSHA did not publish the memoranda, the Court relied on them in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">National Steel Erection, Inc.</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, 24 BNA OSHC 1240, 1244 (No. 11-2467, 2012) (ALJ Calhoun). (Sec’y’s Br. 9.) However, an unreviewed administrative law judge decision, such as in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">National Steel</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, does not constitute binding precedent for the Commission.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">KS Energy Serv. Inc.</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, 23 BNA OSHC 1483 (No. 09-1272, 2011);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">Leone Constr. Co.</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, 3 BNA OSHC 1979, 1981 (No. 4090, 1976). </span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">For the reasons indicated<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">infra</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, t</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">o the extent<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">National Steel</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>relied on<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">the cited<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">memoranda, the Court does not find it persuasive and declines to follow it. </span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">When deciding whether to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">defer to the Secretary's interpretation of his own regulations</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Commission, like the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">reviewing courts,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">tak</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">es</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>into account</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>such factors as the adequacy of notice to regulated parties.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Martin</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 499 U.S. at 158-159. Here, the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">published on<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">OSHA</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">’s web site where it<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">maintains its standard interpretations</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Wal-Mart Distribution Ctr. # 6016</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 25 BNA OSHC 1396, 1408 (No. 08-1292, 2015) (</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">view of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Commissioner</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#212121; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">MacDougall</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#252525; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">citing<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">158-159</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(reviewing courts must defer to the Secretary's interpretation of his own regulations where that interpretation is reasonable, taking into account such factors as the consistency with which the interpretation has been applied, “the adequacy of notice to regulated parties,” and “the quality of the Secretary's elaboration of pertinent policy considerations”).<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See also</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Superior Masonry Builders, Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 20 BNA OSHC 1182, 1184 n.2</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(No. 96-1043, 2003);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Union Tank Car Co.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 18 BNA OSHC 1067, 1069 (No. 96-0563, 1997).</span></p>
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						</span>This action was assigned to the Commission’s Simplified Proceedings, where the Federal Rules of Evidence do not apply. 29 29 C.F.R. § 2200.209(c). Under</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>such p</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">roceedings, the Court is required to “receive oral, physical, or documentary evidence that is not irrelevant, unduly repetitious or unreliable.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Id.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Even when the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Federal Rules of Evidence do not apply, “they can provide guidance as to the types of evidence that may be less reliable and, therefore, properly excluded without violating due process.”<span>
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						</span>v. Ashcroft</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 133 F.<span>
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						</span>276, 287 (6th Cir. 2005). The Secretary sought</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>in part</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to prove the cited violation vis-à-vis scientific or technical opinions contained in the<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">internal<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">memoranda. Under Rule 702</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, expert opinion testimony is permitted<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">when<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the testimony is based on sufficient facts or data</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">is the product of reliable principles and methods</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and the witness has reliably applied the principles and methods to the facts of the case. FRE 702.</span></p>
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						</span>The Secretary also appears to argue a violation occurred because</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the Secretary stated in an April 20, 1992, Standard Interpretations Letter interpreting section 1910.253(b)(4)(iii)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the “partition must be configured to prevent the fire from circumventing it.” (Sec’y’s Br. 5) (</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">citing</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Ex. C-12). However, that general industry standard is not relevant since it<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Courier; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">relates to welding or cutting being performed in confined spaces. Therefore, any reliance on it by the Secretary is misplaced.</span></p>
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