Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008C Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1026(g)(2): The employer required respirator use for protection against chromium (VI); however, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with the Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134, which covers each employee required to use a respirator: On or about January 24, 2017, employees welding stainless steel in the Blending Department were provided a 3M Model 8214 N95 disposable respirator and a 3M Adflo Welding Helmet Powered Air Purifying Respirator and the employer did not: a) establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures; b) establish written procedures for selecting respirators for use in the Blending Department; c) provide medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators; e) develop fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators; f) provide fit testing for tight fitting respirators; g) develop written procedures for proper use of respirators; h) establish inspection procedures to inspect each respirator before each use and during cleaning to ensure respirator function and the condition of the respirator's parts; i) ensure respirators that fail inspection are removed from service, discarded, or repaired by persons trained to perform these operations; j) implement procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, or otherwise maintaining the respirators; k) implement procedures for cleaning respirators issued to more than one employee; l) implement procedures for storing respirators to protect them from contamination by the welding fumes containing chromium (VI); m) train employees in the respiratory hazards to which they were potentially exposed prior to wearing a respirator and when the hazards change; n) provide annual training on the employer specific respiratory program; o) train employees in the proper use of respirators including donning/doffing, limitations for use, and maintenance requirements; nor p) develop and implement procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the respiratory program.