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29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(iv): The employer used the scheduled monitoring option, and monitoring revealed employee exposures to chromium (VI) to be above the permissible exposure limit; however, the employer did not perform periodic monitoring at least every three months: The employer is failing to prevent employee exposure to hexavalent chromium hazards. The condition was most recently observed on December 21st 2018, at 3801 S Oliver, Wichita, Kansas. Employees engaged in painting activities in section ACC 480/490 were exposed to hexavalent chromium hazards in that the employees had an 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) above the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 5.0 ug/m3 and monitoring was not done at least every 3 months. Spirit Aerosystems was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1026(d)(2)(iv) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1252649, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 2/13/18, with respect to a workplace located at 3801 S Oliver, Wichita KS.