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Employee Appeals - An employee or authorized employee's representative may, within 15 working days of the issuance of a citation, special order, or order to take special action, appeal to the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board the reasonableness of the period of time fixed by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Division) for abatement. An employee appeal may be filed with the Appeals Board or with the Division. No particular format is necessary to initiate the appeal, but the notice of appeal must be in writing,. If an Employee Appeal is filed with the Division, the Division shall note on the face of the document t date of receipt, include any envelope or other proof of the date of mailing, and promptly transmit t document to the Appeals Board. The Division shall, no later than 10 working days from receipt of t Employee Appeal, file with the Appeals Board and serve on each party a clear and concise statement 1 0 the reasons why the abatement period prescribed by it is reasonable. illillilillillill I !I I'� :1111 111 11, "1 1 111111 Employees Participation in Informal Conference. Affected employees or their representatives may notify the District Manager that they wish to attend the informal conference. If the employer objects, a separate informal conference will be held. Disability accommodation is available upon request. Any person with a disability requiring ;M iiation of coulicies or Fs rocedures to ensure e fectilm communicatiol access to the program of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, shoul contact the Disability Accommodation Coordinator at the local district office or the Statewide Disabili, also Accommodation Coordinator at 1-866-326-1616 (toll free). The Statewide Coordinator cariA reached through the California Relay Service, by dialing 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-85 3000 (TTY -Spanish). Accommodations can include modifications of policies or procedures or provision of auxiliary aids or services. Accommodations include, but are not limited to, an Assistive Listening System (ALS), a itjjei-h,��;cscrigtio ji te - --miwication Access Realtime Translation 6ARQ, a Accommodation rev, uests should be made as soo� as wossible. Re-21jests ftor an ALS or CART should be rnade no later than five (5) days before the hearing or conference. Citation and Notification of Penalty Page 4 of 14 Cal/OSHA-2 Rev 7/07