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

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(iii)(A): The employer did not provide a half-mask air-purifying respirator, other than a disposable respirator, equipped with high-efficiency filters, whenever the employee(s) performed Class II and III asbestos jobs where no negative exposure assessment was available: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 In the absence of a negative exposure assessment, the employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without providing half-mask respirators equipped with N100, R100 or P100 filters. Instead, employees were provided with and wore 3M Model 8210 filtering facepiece masks, which are N95 masks. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.