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29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): Medical evaluation. Using a respirator may place a physiological burden on employees that varies with the type of respirator worn, the job and workplace conditions in which the respirator is used, and the medical status of the employee. Accordingly, this paragraph specifies the minimum requirements for medical evaluation that employers must implement to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator. General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator. a) On or about March 18, 2024, at Resilience US, Inc., 8814 Trade Port Drive, Hamilton, Ohio 45011 at fill 5, EGC did not provide a medical evaluation for the 3M 8511 N95 Respirator for employees performing 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 while wet jackhammering was performed, which exposed employees to respirable crystalline silica. The employer required employees to wear the 3M 8511 N95 respirator during this work.