Ameritank Servs., Inc., Odessa, Texas

The employer is contesting a two-item serious citation in four parts and a penalty of $15,211. The serious citation includes the alleged violations of 29 C.F.R. 1910.134(c)(1), for failure to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures; 29 C.F.R. 1910.134(e)(1), for failure to provide a medical evaluation to determine an employee’s ability to use a respirator before the employee was required to use the respirator in the workplace; and 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(h)(1), for failure to provide employees with information and training as specified in 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(h)(2) and (3) on ...