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

29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i): Except as permitted in paragraph (f)(1)(ii) and paragraph (f)(1)(iii) of this section, the employer must use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to chromium (VI) to or below the PEL unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible. Wherever feasible engineering and work practice controls are not sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the PEL, the employer must use them to reduce employee exposure to the lowest levels achievable, and must supplement them by the use of respiratory protection that complies with the requirements of paragraph (g) of this section. (a) On March 5, 2015, the employees were exposed to chromium (VI) hazards when the employer failed to ensure no employee was overexposed to chromium (VI) concentrations in excess of 5.0 micrograms/m3. The employer failed to provide a safe and healthy work environment free of hazards associated with chromium (VI): (1) An employee working in Bay 2 who was grinding and welding on a stainless steel tank, was exposed to chromium (VI) levels at 6.85 micrograms/m3 of air for the allowable 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 5.0 micrograms/m3 of air for the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL). The sampling was performed for 480 minutes.