Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); a. On or about August 24, 2011, in the work area, employees voluntarily used dust masks but were not provided with the information in Appendix D of this section. a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the facility, employees voluntarily used N95 dust masks but were not provided with the information in Appendix D of this standard.