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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable: (I) Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace; (ii) Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators; (iii) Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators; (iv) Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; (v) Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators; (vi) Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators; (vii) Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations; (viii) Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; a) On or about March 18, 2024, at Resilience US, Inc., 8814 Trade Port Drive, Hamilton, Ohio 45011 at fill 5, EGC did not establish and implement an adequate written respiratory program with worksite-specific procedures for employees who were required to wear a 3M 8511 N95 Respirator to perform work including but not limited to indoor concrete cutting using the Hilti DCH 300X electric cutter handheld wet saw with a 12-inch blade and jackhammering the concrete. The written respirator program did not include adequate worksite-specific procedures for the selection and use of respirators, medical evaluations, fit test procedures, employee training, or procedures on how to clean the respirators.