Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: (a) On or about March 5, 2019, and at times prior, where respirator use was not required, and where the employer permitted the voluntary use of respirators such as, but not limited to, N95 particulate filtering facepiece respirators, the employer did not 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"). This condition exposed employees to the hazard of not understanding the limitations of their respirators. Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet")