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29 CFR 1910.134(e)(7): Additional medical evaluations. At a minimum, the employer shall provide additional medical evaluations that comply with the requirements of this section if: An employee reports medical signs or symptoms that are related to ability to use a respirator; A PLHCP, supervisor, or the respirator program administrator informs the employer that an employee needs to be reevaluated. (a) On or about February 11, 2020, the employer had not provided medical evaluations when employees reported medical signs or symptoms in that employees had told the owner and respirator program administrator, Brian Schmitt that they could not breathe when wearing the respirator. (b) On or about February 11, 2020, the employer had not provided additional medical evaluations when provided documentation from the physician or other licensed health care provider (PLHCP) for employees who suffered from health conditions such as, but not limited to smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, asthma, coughing with phlegm, and heart conditions, who were required to wear respirators for total dust exposures over the permissible exposure limit of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air for an 8 hour time-weighted average.