Opinion ID: 1570402
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Heading Rank: 2

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Text: To resolve this appeal we must decide whether: (1) the appeal board erred when it held the commissioner did not violate Iowa Code section 17A.3 when he used federal interpretations of the OSHA standards as a guide in interpreting those standards; (2) the City's due process rights were violated when the appeal board relied on the federal interpretations of the OSHA standards; (3) the appeal board erred in interpreting the general industry permit-required confined spaces standards (29 C.F.R. section 1910.146); (4) substantial evidence supports the appeal board's conclusion that the general industry permit-required confined spaces standards applied to the work in the sewer; (5) the board properly determined that the City was a host employer under 29 C.F.R. section 1910.146(c)(8)(i), (iii); and (6) substantial evidence supports the appeal board's decision to find the City committed two serious violations.