29 CFR 1910.138 General Industry

Respiratory Protection

Requires respiratory protection programs when engineering controls cannot adequately control air contaminants.

8,498
Facilities Cited
$5.6M
Total Penalties
$646.56
Avg Penalty

📊 State Breakdown

North Carolina
858 facilities
$359.3K
Ohio
513 facilities
$410.5K
New York
508 facilities
$320.9K
Illinois
448 facilities
$301.9K
Tennessee
417 facilities
$95.8K
Texas
403 facilities
$511.1K
Pennsylvania
387 facilities
$272.3K
Minnesota
373 facilities
$91.3K
Oregon
362 facilities
$28.4K
Georgia
331 facilities
$367.7K
Puerto Rico
296 facilities
$113.1K
Florida
262 facilities
$459.6K
Maryland
251 facilities
$49.9K
New Jersey
224 facilities
$320.9K
South Carolina
217 facilities
$43.2K

🏭 Top Facilities — 29 CFR 1910.138 Violations

#FacilityLocationTotal PenaltiesCitations
1 G.S. ROBINS & COMPANY D.B.A. RO-CORP, INC. EAST ST LOUIS, IL $700,000.00 52
2 NOX US, LLC FOSTORIA, OH $663,906.00 30
3 DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. LA VISTA, NE $377,953.80 9
4 DYNAMIC TOOL CO., INC. EL PASO, TX $333,100.00 62
5 GLOBE COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS LIMITED ROCKLAND, MA $294,850.00 59
6 TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION INC. BEAUMONT, TX $287,500.00 16
7 PANDROL USA, LP BRIDGEPORT, NJ $285,125.00 35
8 COLUMBUS STEEL CASTINGS COMPANY COLUMBUS, OH $260,200.00 116
9 MOORECO, INC. TEMPLE, TX $260,153.00 27
10 DEMOULAS SUPER MARKETS, INC RINDGE, NH $250,000.00 26
11 KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC VINTON, TX $250,000.00 24
12 KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER MAGNA, UT $239,440.00 58
13 ALLEN HARIM FOODS, LLC HARBESON, DE $234,648.75 50
14 CASCADES BOXBOARD GROUP - CONNECTICUT, LLC VERSAILLES, CT $234,125.00 106
15 TSV ADHESIVE SYSTEMS LLC FRANKFORT, IL $225,664.00 27
16 THE SHYFT GROUP DURAMAG LLC WATERVILLE, ME $220,000.00 20
17 VIBRACOUSTIC USA, INC. / VIBRACOUSTIC NORTH AMERICA, L.P., LIMITED PARTNERSHIP MANCHESTER, NH $214,070.00 14
18 ORLEANS HOTEL AND CASINO, THE LAS VEGAS, NV $212,857.50 58
19 CAVCO INDUSTRIES INC. AUSTIN, TX $212,113.40 28
20 CITATION CORPORATION SKOKIE, IL $207,750.00 62
21 BERRY MARBLE COMPANY, INC. TYLER, TX $207,079.80 19
22 ADP TOTAL SOURCE II, INCORPORATED ROCKLAND, MA $200,000.00 35
23 W8 SHIPPING LLC GARDEN CITY, GA $199,217.00 24
24 MAVERICK NV, LLC ELKO, NV $197,694.00 23
25 FLAMBEAU, INC. SHARON CENTER, OH $196,861.60 21

📋 What Is 29 CFR 1910.138?

29 CFR 1910.138 (Respiratory Protection) is an OSHA regulatory standard under Part 1910 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards). Requires respiratory protection programs when engineering controls cannot adequately control air contaminants. Violations of this standard can result in penalties ranging from advisory notices to citations exceeding $150,000 for willful violations. Across the SVEP enforcement database, 8,498 facilities have been cited under this standard, accumulating $5.6M in total penalties.

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