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1910.1018(e)(2) Initial monitoring. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall monitor each such workplace and work operation to accurately determine the airborne concentration of inorganic arsenic to which employees may be exposed. 29 CFR 1910.1018(e)(2): Initial monitoring was not performed for each workplace, or work operation covered by 29 CFR 1910.1018 to accurately determine the airborne concentration of inorganic arsenic to which employees may be exposed: a) On February 28, 2024, in the inside blasting building, the employer did not perform initial monitoring for an employee who performed abrasive blasting activities and was exposed to inorganic arsenic above the permissible exposure limit.