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29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact. On or about October 27, 2015, in the facility, maintenance employees required to replace a diaphragm on a media transfer valve for Fermenter #2 that had not been isolated from hot steam energy were exposed to the hazard of thermal burn injuries. Protective clothing and equipment was not provided and used by maintenance employees to protect against thermal burn injury.