Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 035 Hazard:

1910.1018(o)(1)(i) The employer shall train each employee who is subject to exposure to inorganic arsenic above the action level without regard to respirator use, or for whom there is the possibility of skin or eye irritation from inorganic arsenic, in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program. 29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i): Warning signs bearing the legend: DANGER, LEAD, MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD, CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN THIS AREA, were not posted in each work area where the permissible exposure limit (PEL) was exceeded: a) On February 28, 2024, in the inside blasting building where warning signs were not posted, an employee was exposed to lead at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 73 micrograms per cubic meter, 1.46 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for lead of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. Sampling was conducted for 445 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 35 minutes.