Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 013D Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year: (a) The employer did not institute a medical surveillance program for all employee(s) who were exposed respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 days per year. Personal air monitoring indicated that four employees were exposed to airborne respirable crystalline silica concentrations which exceeded the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL).This limit is established to prevent silicosis and lung cancer. Employees were assigned duties such as but not limited to operating chop saws and portable hand grinders.