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

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii): a) On or about February 5, 2025, in mixing room 3, an employee required to perform mixing operations was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust), at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average of 76 milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m3) approximately 5 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 (mg/m3). The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of the required training elements of the standard including, but not limited to, why respiratory protection is necessary, factors that compromise protection, proper fit, proper use, limitations and capabilities, change schedules, emergency use, inspection, maintenance and/or storage, general requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134, and how to recognize medical signs and symptoms. b) On or about February 5, 2025, in the mixing room 2, an employee required to perform mixing operations was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust), at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average of 56 milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m3) approximately 3.7 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 (mg/m3). The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of the required training elements of the standard including, but not limited to, why respiratory protection is necessary, factors that compromise protection, proper fit, proper use, limitations and capabilities, change schedules, emergency use, inspection, maintenance and/or storage, general requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134, and how to recognize medical signs and symptoms. c) On or about February 5, 2025, in the mixing room 1, an employee required to perform mixing operations was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust), at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average of 31milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m3) approximately 2.1 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 (mg/m3). The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of the required training elements of the standard including, but not limited to, why respiratory protection is necessary, factors that compromise protection, proper fit, proper use, limitations and capabilities, change schedules, emergency use, inspection, maintenance and/or storage, general requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134, and how to recognize medical signs and symptoms. The Joseph's Food Products Company Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.134(k)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1693370, citation number 1, item number 2e and was affirmed as a final order on December 22, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 2759 South 25th Avenue, Broadview, IL 60155.