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

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator. The employer does not protect each employee by providing a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before requiring its use in the workplace. a) This most recently occurred on March 21, 2013, in the facility, employee(s) performing painting tasks are required to wear half mask purifying respirators. The employer did not provide each new employee with a medical evaluation before the employee is required to use the respirator in the workplace. To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must provide medical evaluations to employees required to wear a respirator. This employer has been cited for this practice that included: Hoist Liftruck Mfg, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.132(e)1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 307370080, citation 1, item 1a, issued on September 7, 2004, and became final order on about October 8, 2004, with respect to a workplace located at 6499 W. 65th Street, Bedford Park, IL 60638, and OSHA inspection number 310176268, citation 2, item 1a, issued on September 20, 2007, and became final order on or about November 11, 2007, with respect to a workplace located at 6499 W. 65th Street, Bedford Park, IL 60638, and OSHA inspection number 424535, citation 2, item 2a, issued on September 28, 2012, and became final order on or about October 29, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 6499 W. 65th Street, Bedford Park, IL 60638. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how medical evaluations will be ensured for employees required to wear respirators.