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29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) Processing Room: The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to the Lab Deiner that wore a 3M half mask respirator to use when discarding tissue specimens and for emptying a 5 gallon tank of formalin and xylene weekly, on or about 7/22/16. b) Processing Room: The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to the Histology Technician that wore a 3M half mask respirator to use when emptying xylene into a 5 gallon tank weekly, on or about 7/22/16. c) Gross Room: The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to the Pathology Assistant that wore a Honeywell 5400 Series full face respirator to use when performing biopsies on tissue specimens, on or about 8/29/16. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.