OSHA Inspection: MARIETTA INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,268 · Current $2,988 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).  a. At the workplace, employees who were provided half mask respirators for voluntary use were not provided with a medical evaluation.

Issued

Nov 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); and  a. At the workplace, the employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard to employees who were permitted to wear half mask respirators for voluntary use.