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

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness: (Construction Reference 1926.103) Location: The Boschertown Sanitary Sewer Project at or near 3400 N. Hwy 94, St. Charles, MO 63301. On or about August 27 and 28, 2012, an employee entered a newly constructed sanitary sewer dry well and five (5) vault manholes using products with hazardous chemicals without appropriate respiratory protection. This was due to the employer not selecting a qualified respirator program administrator and/or providing appropriate training to the respirator program administrator to ensure the respiratory protection program was effective. The employee was exposed to hazardous chemicals without the use of appropriate respiratory protection to conduct activities such as, but not limited to: a.)Solvent cleaning using Sherwin Williams, R6K10, Methyl Ethyl Ketone (2-Butanone, MEK). b.)Painting using Sherwin Williams Macropoxy 646 Fast Curing Epoxy Part A (B58T604) and Part B (B58V600) that contained xylene, methyl isobutyl ketone (Hexone, MIBK), and ethyl benzene and thinned with Sherwin Williams, R6K10, Methyl Ethyl Ketone (2-Butanone, MEK).