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

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) as referenced in 29 CFR 1926.103: Employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter: a) Worksite located at New Jersey Turnpike, Western Spur, 107 Letterman Bridge and corporate office located at 100 nWest Franklin St, Hackensack, NJ The employer did not provide fit tests to employees required to wear respirators such as, but not limited to, North half and full face negative pressure respirators while conducting jackhammering activities and using compressed air on concrete spall work. Employees using jack hammers and compressed air were exposed to respirable crystalline silica at an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 83.2 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), 78.5 ug/m3 and 71.8 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), which are 1.7, 1.6 and 1.4 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. Zero exposure was assumed for unsampled periods of 185 minutes, 278, and 180 minutes respectively. Violation occurred on or about 10/24/2019.