Guarding of protruding steel rods.
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June 18, 1991
Mr. Paul Vincent Bonfigio
Safety Advisor
Vincent Safety Service Company
Suite 206, P.O. Box 212
357 Hempstead Turnpike
West Hempstead, New York 11552
Dear Mr. Bonfigio:
Thank you for your letters of March 28, 1991 concerning guarding of protruding reinforcement steel rods and May 29, 1991 concerning guardrails on intermediate levels of scaffolds.