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29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH. a) On or about February 8, 2021, the employer had not identified and evaluated the respiratory hazards in the workplace in that employees were exposed to SOL DK15-0907 Epoxy Powder Phenol Novolac Epoxy 2-Methylimidazole, (skin and eye irritant, allergic reaction skin, mucous membrane irritant, inhalation hazard, combustible dust), for items such as but not limited to repairing pumps for the powder coat line, using compressed air to spray down the walls of the fluidized bed for the powder coat line, and replacing filters and performing cleaning of the powder coat dust collector.