Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 015D Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(3)(i): The employer failed to ensure that each employee covered under this section can demonstrate knowledge and understanding of 29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(3)(i)(A)-(E) (a) Main building, stone fabrication area - On or about June 22, 2021, the employer failed to ensure that each affected employee could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of 29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(3)(i)(A)-(E), thereby exposing employees to health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica. Affected employees at minimum must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the following: 1) The health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica; 2) Specific tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure to respirable crystalline silica; 3) Specific measures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to respirable crystalline silica, including engineering controls, work practices, and respirators to be used; 4) The contents of section 29 CFR 1910.1053; and 5) The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required in paragraph (i) of 29 CFR 1910.1053.