Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: On or about October 7, 2019, in the residential bathroom located at Hampton Place Apartments, 395 North Perry Parkway, Perry, GA an employee was exposed to a potential chemical overexposure hazard while wearing a negative pressure respirator for protection while using a highly flammable Lacquer Thinner consisting of a Toluene, Acetone, Isopropyl Alcohol, MEK, and Glycol Ether mixture to conduct a chemical wash of a bathroom bathtub. Evaluation of the chemical wash cleaning task was not performed and an identification of the employees reasonable daily exposure was not evaluated. The employer did not evaluate the exposure to the lacquer thinner. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).