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1910.134(k) Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so. 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification: a) On or about December 28, 2023, in the inside blasting building and outside blasting area, SAS N95 particulate respirators were worn beneath Bullard air-supplied abrasive helmets. This combination use of respirators was not certified by NIOSH, thereby exposing employees performing abrasive blasting activities to inhalation hazards. b) On or about December 28, 2023, in the Batch Building and Line Building, scarves were worn beneath elastomeric air-purifying respirators. This practice was not in compliance with the conditions of the respirators' NIOSH certification, thereby exposing employees performing powder coating activities to inhalation hazards.