Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:

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: The employer is failing to protect employees from potential respiratory hazards associated with employees wearing and using respirators without having been evaluated by a medical professional prior to use. This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 4444 S. 76th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127, where the employer requires employees to wear N95 respirators while operating equipment and performing their duties on the bagging, mixing, micro picking and label preparation lines; without having the employees evaluated by a medical professional to identify any potential risk hazards or other pre-existing medical condition that may cause them serious harm during injury.