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29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iv) as required by 29 CFR 1926.103: The employer did not select respirators from a sufficient number of respirator models and sizes to ensure the respirators used in the worksite were acceptable to and correctly fit the users: a. Schiller Station - On or about June 8, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that a sufficient number of respirator models and sizes were available to employees required to wear respirators. Employees were exposed to mercury above the permissible exposure limit of 0.1 mg/m3 while working inside of the containments during the dismantling of mercury boilers and related equipment using torches. Employees were required to wear North model 76008A full face air purifying respirators equipped with combination chlorine/mercury vapor/P100 cartridges, and only one respirator model and size was available. Note: Exposure to mercury may result in symptoms of nervous system toxicity including, but not limited to personality changes (irritability, shyness, nervousness), tremors, changes in vision (constriction or narrowing of the visual field), deafness, muscle incoordination, loss of sensation, and difficulties with memory. Additionally, exposure to high levels of mercury vapor can damage the lining of the mouth and irritate lungs and airways, causing tightness of breath, a burning sensation in the lungs, and coughing. Other effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increases in blood pressure or heart rate, skin rashes, eye irritation, and kidney damage.