Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 010A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: Employees were required to wear respirators to perform different activities throughout the facility and medical evaluations had not been provided before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace, including the following: (a) Employees engaged in sandblasting activities for vehicle preparation used a Gen VX Series Airline Respirator. (b) Employees engaged in aiding the sandblaster wore 3M-7502 half face respirators during sandblasting activities. (c) Employees engaged in sanding for body repair activities wore 3M-7502 half face respirators. (d) Employees engaged in spray painting activities wore 3M full face respirators while applying isocyanate-containing spray paint to vehicles. (e) Employees engaged in torch cutting for vehicle fabrication wore 3M-7502 half face respirators.