Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace: a) Powder Plant: On or about August 2, 2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respiratory hazards, in that the employer failed to provide respiratory protection training for an employee required to wear 3M N95 disposable filtering facepieces (Model 8511) when adding powder to bags exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), respirable fraction at 25.903 mg/m3, which is an equivalent of 5.18 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 5 mg/m3. This exposure was determined from two samples totaling 315 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled 165 minute period. b) Powder Plant: On or about August 2, 2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respiratory hazards, in that the employer failed to provide respiratory protection training for an employee required to wear a 3M N95 disposable filtering facepiece (Model 8511) when adding powder to bags exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), respirable fraction at 93.446 mg/m3, which is an equivalent of 18.69 times the PEL of 5 mg/m3. This exposure was determined from two samples totaling 492 minutes. c) Powder Plant: On or about August 2, 2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respiratory hazards, in that the employer failed to provide respiratory protection training for an employee required to wear a 3M N95 disposable filtering facepiece (Model 8511) when adding powder to bags exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), respirable fraction at14.506 mg/m3, which is an equivalent of 2.9 times the PEL of 5 mg/m3. This exposure was determined from two samples totaling 495 minutes. d) Polymer Plant: On or about August 2, 2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that the employer failed to provide respiratory protection training for employees required to wear 3M N95 disposable filtering facepieces (Model 8511).