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

29 CFR 1915.1026(f)(2): The employer required respirator use for protection against chromium (VI); however, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with the Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134, which covers each employee required to use a respirator: 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(4): The employer did not provide respirators, training, and medical evaluations at no cost to employees: a) Vessel 460 Tank Room: On December 18, 2018 and times prior, the employer exposed an employee to airborne Hexavalent chromium at an 8 hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 330 micrograms per cubic meter of air which is 66 times the calculated 8 hour time weighted average Permissible Exposure limit (PEL) of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air while conducting welding job tasks. Results were calculated for 441 minutes sampling period. The employer did not provide pipe welding employees with appropriate respirators at no cost to the employees.