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29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for canisters and cartridges that was based on objective information or data that would ensure that canisters and cartridges were changed before the end of their service life: a) At the facility, on March 10, 2017, the employer did not implement a chemical cartridge change schedule for 3M air purifying respirators used during opening, assessing and cleaning Slop Oil waste from Sprint tank trailer F0484 containing hexane, xylene, toluene, benzene, ethyl benzene, isobutene, isohexane, and 2-methyl butane, exposing employees to an inhalation hazard. b) At the facility, on February 22, 2017, the employer did not implement a chemical cartridge change schedule for 3M air purifying respirators used during opening, assessing and cleaning corrosive liquid waste from Sprint tank trailers 30-1227, 35-1214, and 40-1715 containing methyl methacrylate, exposing employees to an inhalation hazard. c) At the facility, on February 22, 2017, the employer did not implement a chemical cartridge change schedule for 3M air purifying respirators used during opening, assessing and cleaning corrosive liquid waste from Rain for Rent tank trailers 251925, 259416, and 251366 containing crude oil petroleum distillates and naphthalene, exposing employees to an inhalation hazard.