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29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 12, 2019, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or allowed to use a respirator in the workplace. This condition may allow employees with pre-existing medical conditions to use respirators when they are not physically capable of doing so. Abatement Note: When tight-fitting filtering facepieces voluntary usage is allowed by the employer, you must ensure that the workers are medically able to wear the respirators. Using a respirator may place a physiological burden on employees that varies with the type of respirator worn, the job and workplace conditions in which the respirator is used, and the medical status of the employee. "Appendix C to Sec. 1910.134: OSHA Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire" contains the mandatory information that employees must complete so that a physician (health care professional) may decide if it is appropriate for the employees to wear a respirator.