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29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employee was required or permitted to use an elastomeric respirator in the workplace: a) Alloy Wheel Specialists, d/b/a Wheel Collision Center - located at 231 Moorestown Dr., Bath, PA - On or about September 17, 2024, employees were required to wear full-face and/or half-face elastomeric respirators during spray painting in the spray booth. Employees required to wear respirators due to exposure were not provided a medical evaluation prior to using the respirator as required. b) Alloy Wheel Specialists, d/b/a Wheel Collision Center - located at 231 Moorestown Dr., Bath, PA - On or about September 17, 2024, employees were required to wear full-face and/or half-face elastomeric respirators during powder coating at the powder coat booth. Employees required to wear respirators due to exposure were not provided a medical evaluation prior to using the respirator as required. Advanced Machine Systems, d/b/a Wheel Collision Center, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1580496, citation number 2, item number 1b, and was affirmed as a final order on June 30, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 231 Moorestown Dr., Bath, PA. Advanced Machine Systems, d/b/a Wheel Collision Center, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1554244, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on January 12, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 7286 Penn Dr., Bath, PA. Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photograph or video evidence of abatement or other written records.