Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: a) Higher Ground Tactical, LLC - employees, Range Safety Officers, while working in the firing range observing and instructing clients, were exposed to inorganic lead at an eight hour time weighted average exposure of 0.69 milligrams per cubic meter of air. This exposure is 13.8 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 0.05 milligrams per cubic meter of air. This exposure was observed occurring over a 460 minute sampling period on November 15, 2015. A zero exposure was assumed for the 20 minutes not sampled. The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures. b) Higher Ground Tactical, LLC - employees, Range Safety Officers, while performing gun range clean-up activities such as dry sweeping the shooting range lanes and vacuuming carpets were exposed to inorganic lead at an eight hour time weighted average exposure of 0.22 milligrams per cubic meter of air. This exposure is 4.47 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 0.05 milligrams per cubic meter of air. This exposure was observed occurring over a 23 minute sampling period on November 13, 2015. A zero exposure was assumed for the 457 minutes not sampled. The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures. 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.