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29 CFR 1926.1118 NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1018 of this chapter. 29 CFR 1910.1018(o)(1)(i): A training program was not instituted for each employee who is subject to inorganic arsenic exposure above the action level, without regard to respirator use, or for whom there is a possibility of skin or eye irritation from inorganic arsenic: a) On July 6, 2017, the employer did not institute a training program with employee participation for workers who were exposed to inorganic arsenic and for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation existed. Employee(s) were exposed to arsenic when conducting lead-based paint abatement via manual scraping or sandblasting methods. Air monitoring conducted on August 22, 2017, indicated that abatement workers were exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average level of arsenic up to 0.0003 mg/m3. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).