Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv): Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard, did not wear positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus until such time that the individual in charge of the incident command system determined through the use of air monitoring that a decreased level of respiratory protection would not result in hazardous exposures to employees: a) At the facility, employees responded to an emergency, caused by the release of an unknown quantity of anhydrous ammonia, to the atmosphere. Employees were exposed to levels at or above 50.0 parts per million, on or about 05/23/2017. No positive pressure respirator and monitoring was available and/or provided during response.