Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(A): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate respiratory protection in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(f): Employees engaged in cutting and torch burning activities during demolition at a lead battery manufacturing facility were exposed to airborne lead hazards in that the employer provided a full face respirator with a protection factor of 50 which did not provide the protection in excess of 2,500 micrograms per meter cubed.