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9 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer. On or about November 8, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that a written respirator program was implemented. Employees are required to wear 3M full-face respirators when maintaining the anhydrous ammonia refrigeration system. The employer has approximately 16,500 lbs of anhydrous ammonia on site. Employee(s) are exposed to an anhydrous ammonia inhalation hazard. (i)-Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace; (ii)-Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators; (iii)-Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators; (iv)-Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; (v)-Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding and otherwise maintaining respirators; (vii)-Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations; (viii)-Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing the, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and (xi)-Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.