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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks). a. On or about March 08, 2018, in the Mixing area of the Mill Room, the employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program that addressed medical evaluations, respirator cleaning and respirator storage. An employee voluntarily used a MSA half-face respirator with P100 particulate filters provided by the employer.