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29 CFR 1910.1018(m)(1): Clean change rooms equipped with storage facilities for street clothes and separate storage facilities for protective clothing and equipment, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.141(e), were not provided for employees working in regulated areas or in areas subject to the possibility of skin or eye irritation from inorganic arsenic: a) U.S. Minerals-Anaconda, MT site: On or about October 6, 2015, and at times prior, employees throughout the facility were exposed to inorganic arsenic exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.01 milligrams per cubic meter of air while performing bagging operations, screen change out, collecting quality control samples, and general labor operations. The employer failed to provide clean change rooms equipped with storage facilities for street clothes and separate storage facilities for protective clothing and equipment. b) U.S. Minerals-Anaconda, MT site: On or about October 6, 2015, and at times prior, employees throughout the facility were exposed to inorganic surface arsenic concentration levels from 5.010 to 224.740 micrograms of inorganic arsenic per 100 square centimeters of area sampled while performing bagging operations, screen change out, collecting quality control samples, and general labor operations. The employer failed to provide clean change rooms equipped with storage facilities for street clothes and separate storage facilities for protective clothing and equipment.