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

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: (a) On January 14, 2016, the employer is failing to protect employees when not establishing and implementing all necessary requirements for ensuring any and all employees are medically able to use a respirator who chooses to voluntarily wear a respirator. This was most recently documented at Abecs Springfield, Missouri location, when employees were authorized to wear a respirator without being medically cleared. The employer has a voluntary respiratory program in place, but have not met implemented the elements of the program which per their abatement certification should have been completed on January 4, 2016.