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29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select a NIOSH-certified respirator: a) "Jawonio Inc Moskoff Facility" 7 Hillside Ave Haverstraw, NY 10927: The employer did not select and provide a NIOSH-approved respirator to employees, including but not limited to a House Manager and Direct Support Professionals, who provided direct patient care to residents suspected or confirmed to be infected with COVID-19. The employer required these employees to wear respirators labeled KN95 without implementing other feasible measures, such as engineering or administrative controls, or making a good faith effort to obtain other alternative NIOSH-approved filtering facepiece respirators, reusable elastomeric respirators, or powered air-purifying respirators. The violation occurred on or about 4/12/2020 and thereafter. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.