Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004F 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) Delaware River Basin Stone LLC, 1823 Airport Road, Deposit, New York, 13754. On or about 3/26/2024, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees in the general blue stone cutting area, Area A, exposed to an eight hour time weighted average (TWA) of 72.3 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, approximately 1.45 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 469 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 11 minutes not sampled. b) Delaware River Basin Stone LLC, 1823 Airport Road, Deposit, New York, 13754. On or about 3/26/2024, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees in the special blue stone cutting area, Area C, exposed to an eight hour time weighted average (TWA) of 109.3 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, approximately 2.19 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 477 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 3 minutes not sampled.