Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: a) Powder Plant: On or about August 2, 2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respiratory hazards, in that the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for an employee, adding powder to bags, exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), respirable fraction at 25.903 mg/m3, which is an equivalent of 5.18 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 5 mg/m3. This exposure was determined from two samples totaling 315 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled 165 minute period. b) Powder Plant: On or about August 2, 2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respiratory hazards, in that the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for an employee, adding powder to bags, exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), respirable fraction at 93.446 mg/m3, which is an equivalent of 18.69 times the PEL of 5 mg/m3. This exposure was determined from two samples totaling 492 minutes. c) Powder Plant; On or about August 2, 2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respiratory hazards, in that the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for an employee, operating a forklift to move bags of powder, exposed to particulate not otherwise regulated (PNOR), respirable fraction at 14.506 mg/m3, which is an equivalent of 2.9 times the PEL of 5 mg/m3. This exposure was determined from two samples totaling 495 minutes. d) Polymer Plant; On or about August 2, 2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear a 3M N95 disposable filtering facepiece (Model 8511).