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

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(A): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate respiratory protection in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(f): The employer did not provide appropriate respiratory protection to workers manually scraping and power sanding old paint containing up to 23.08% lead, in the interim, until an exposure assessment determined the actual employee exposure to lead. a) Employees were provided and used 3M Model 8511 negative pressure filtering facepiece N-95 respirators that the manufacturer did not approve for protection against lead. b) Employees were provided and used 3M Series 6000 half mask respirators equipped with 3M model 6001 Organic Vapor cartridges with a P-95 pre-selector filter. In the absence of a HEPA filter cartridge selection, the respirator did not adequately protect workers against airborne particulate matter.