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29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer using the scheduled monitoring option did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area: On or about August 5, 2021, at the location of 2728 Wingate Ave., Akron, OH 44314, in the main foundry area, the employer failed to perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee when employees were exposed to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen generated while performing oven operations. The stainless steel forms had a chromium component.