Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that employees using tight fitting face piece respirators pass an appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter. a) On or about August 30, 2023, at bagging production line, for the employees wearing a 3M Aura 9205+ N95 respirator while loading fertilizer. A line production employee was exposed to total dust at a time weighted average (TWA) of 39.18 mg/m3 while filling bags of soil, which is approximately 2.6 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for total dust of 15 mg/m3. The employees were not fit tested, either qualitatively or quantitatively, prior to being required to use this respirator by the employer.