Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006C Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1101(m)(2)(i)(A): The employer did not make available medical examinations and consultations to each employee covered under 29 CFR 1926.1101(m)(1)(i) prior to assignment of the employee to an area where negative-pressure respirators are worn: The employer is failing to protect its employees and the employees of other employers on-site from respiratory hazards associated with asbestos. This was most recently documented on or about January 22, 2021, and at times prior to at Bentonview Park Health & Rehabilitation located at 410 Benton St. Monett, Missouri 65708. Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards from asbestos when the employer did not make available medical examination and consultation prior to wearing an N95 filtering facepiece respirator during the assignment on the construction project.