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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: a. On or about July 28, 2014, the employer required employees that operated the wood pellet mills to use tight-fitting half-face respirators and the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix): (i). Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace; (ii). Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators; (iii). Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators; (iv). Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; (v). Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding and otherwise maintaining respirators; (vii). Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations; (viii). Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use and their maintenance; (ix). Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program;