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29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) Clark Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1213 Westfield Ave, Clark, NJ - Patient Care Units and Special COVID-19 unit: As of April 16, 2020, and thereafter, the employer required employees, such as Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, Social Service workers, and Activity Assistants, to wear N95 respirators while caring for patients and residents, including those suspected and/or confirmed as COVID-19 positive. The employer did not provide medical evaluations before requiring that the employees use filtering facepiece respirators in the workplace.