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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used: On or about January 4, 2024, the employer did not provide training to the employees on the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards for the hazardous chemicals present in their work area when cleaning transportation tanks containing asphalt. These measures may include, but are not limited to, the use of respiratory protection equipment approved for hydrogen sulfide, particulate, and organic vapor. Employees who clean asphalt out of a transportation tank utilizing pneumatic tools such as a chipper gun and jack hammer were trained that the asphalt products were non-hazardous materials. Safety data sheets for the asphalt products cleaned from the tanks, Marathon Petroleum Asphalt and Owens Corning Adhesives/Sealants (product code OCRA00028 also known as MLA), list hazardous chemicals as ingredients that pose health hazards to exposed employees. The health hazards for the asphalt products include, but are not limited to, the potential to release hydrogen sulfide gas, an asphyxiant and carcinogenic effects from polycyclic aromatic compounds including polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.