Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001C Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1047(f)(2)(i): Where the time-weighted average (TWA) for ethylene oxide was exceeded, a written program has not been established and implemented to reduce employee exposure to or below the TWA and/or to or below the excursion limit by means of engineering and work practice controls and by the use of respiratory protection where required or permitted under 29 CFR 1910.1047: a) Receiving Department - On or about 3/26/2019, the employer exposed employees to respiratory tract injuries in that no written program was established for employees exposed to airborne concentrations of ethylene oxide in levels above 1 ppm of an 8-hour TWA, to reduce employees exposure to or below the TWA and to or below the excursion limit by providing engineering controls and by use of respiratory protection when employees were required to open the boxes containing medical equipment, sterilized with ethylene oxide and while operating forklifts to unload boxes.