Directives
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 1  2008 - 06/23/2008 - PER 04-00-004 - Hearing Conservation Program
 2  1981 - 12/12/1981 - CSP 01-01-016 [STP 2.21] - Occupational Noise Exposure; Hearing Conservation Amendment, 29 CFR 1910.95

Federal Registers
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 1  2010 - 08/03/2010 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request - 75:45670
 2  2010 - 05/05/2010 - Occupational Exposure to Noise Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements - 75:24746-24747
 3  2007 - 06/28/2007 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request - 72:35513-35514
 4  2007 - 04/27/2007 - Standard on Occupational Exposure to Noise (Noise); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements - 72:21054-21055
 5  2007 - 04/27/2007 - Standard on Occupational Exposure to Noise (Noise); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements - 72:21054-21055
 6  2004 - 01/08/2004 - Standard on Occupational Noise Exposure (Noise) (29 CFR 1910.95); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements - 69:1314-1315
 7  2002 - 07/01/2002 - Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements -- Final Rule - 67:44037-44048
 8  2001 - 10/12/2001 - Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements - 66:52031-52034
 9  2000 - 12/06/2000 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request - 65:76286-78287
 10  2000 - 09/27/2000 - Occupational Noise Exposure Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. - 65:58106
 11  1999 - 01/04/1999 - Oregon State Standards; Notice of Approval. - 63:71656
 12  1997 - 07/15/1997 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;Comment Request; Occupational Noise Exposure Standard - 62:37937
 13  1996 - 12/18/1996 - North Carolina State Plan; Final Approval Determination - 61:66593-66602
 14  1988 - 07/13/1988 - Noise; OMB Information Collection - 53:26437-8
 15  1987 - 11/04/1987 - Noise - 52:42321-22
 16  1983 - 06/28/1983 - Noise - 48:29687
 17  1983 - 03/08/1983 - Noise - 48:9738-85
 18  1982 - 08/13/1982 - Noise - 47:35189
 19  1982 - 05/28/1982 - Noise - 47:23479
 20  1982 - 01/29/1982 - Noise - 47:4317
 21  1981 - 09/11/1981 - Noise - 46:45333-4
 22  1981 - 08/21/1981 - Noise - 46:42622-38
 23  1981 - 08/21/1981 - Noise - 46:42639
 24  1981 - 07/31/1981 - Noise - 46:39137
 25  1981 - 05/29/1981 - Noise - 46:28845-6
 26  1981 - 04/10/1981 - Noise - 46:21365
 27  1981 - 01/16/1981 - Noise - 46:4078-79
 28  1980 - 06/13/1980 - Noise - 45:40166
 29  1980 - 04/18/1980 - Noise - 45:26366-7
 30  1977 - 01/28/1977 - Noise - 42:5374
 31  1976 - 08/06/1976 - Noise - 41:32912
 32  1976 - 06/18/1976 - Noise - 41:24718
 33  1975 - 04/11/1975 - Noise - 40:16636
 34  1975 - 03/18/1975 - Noise - 40:12336
 35  1975 - 01/16/1975 - Noise - 40:2822
 36  1974 - 12/09/1974 - Noise - 39:42929
 37  1974 - 10/24/1974 - Noise - 39:37773

Standard Interpretations
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 1  2011 - 03/08/2011 - Clarification on whether a successor employer may establish a new baseline audiogram for employees of the former employer.
 2  2010 - 04/23/2010 - Whether use of an artificial ear ISO 318 coupler complies with the noise standard.
 3  2007 - 12/21/2007 - Clarification of OSHA's requirement for 'quiet time' before audiometric testing.
 4  2007 - 08/29/2007 - Clarification of 1910.95 and 1904 regarding physicians and audiologists roles in determining work-relatedness of worker hearing loss.
 5  2007 - 03/07/2007 - Administering the baseline audiogram either before or after an employee's first exposure.
 6  2006 - 11/30/2006 - Clarification of use of the annual audiogram in place of the baseline.
 7  2006 - 02/10/2006 - Clarification on revising a baseline audiogram if a standard threshold shift occurs in only one ear.
 8  2005 - 02/08/2005 - Audiometric baseline revisions in employee rehire situations.
 9  2004 - 08/03/2004 - Application of the Occupational Noise standard to employees who are deaf or have a diminished capacity to hear.
 10  2004 - 04/27/2004 - Retention of exposure and audiometric testing records by successor employers.
 11  2004 - 02/13/2004 - Employees with occasional exposure to noise levels in excess of 85 dBA TWA must be included in the company's hearing conservation program.
 12  2004 - 02/13/2004 - Minimum exposure for inclusion in the hearing conservation program (HCP); removal criteria.
 13  2003 - 08/14/2003 - Retesting requirements if employee's annual audiogram shows a Standard Threshold Shift (STS).
 14  2003 - 05/08/2003 - Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.
 15  2001 - 09/26/2001 - Differentiation between the 80 dBA threshold for hearing conservation and the 90 dBA PEL.
 16  2000 - 10/02/2000 - Hearing protection and the responsibility for paying for the hearing protectors including replacement devices/parts.
 17  1999 - 11/10/1999 - OSHA policy regarding PEL adjustments for extended work shifts.
 18  1999 - 07/28/1999 - OSHA's rationale for the noise exposure PEL.
 19  1999 - 03/19/1999 - Occupational noise exposure standard affords protection to landscape service industry employees.
 20  1998 - 06/02/1998 - Hearing conservation: referrals, financial responsibility, and documentation.
 21  1997 - 02/24/1997 - Placement of the noise dosimeter microphone for measuring the noise exposure of an employee using an airline respirator equipped with a shroud.
 22  1996 - 09/11/1996 - Voluntary safety and health audits under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
 23  1996 - 03/26/1996 - Requirements of the Occupational Noise Exposure Standard with regards to hearing protectors.
 24  1995 - 01/23/1995 - Occupational Noise Exposure Standard when an employee with a history of off-the-job noise exposure.
 25  1994 - 08/01/1994 - Clarification of the policy for classifying violations as repeated, as well as clarification of specific regulations.
 26  1994 - 05/09/1994 - Hearing conservation standard questions.
 27  1993 - 07/09/1993 - Noise exposure standard and impairment adjustments.
 28  1991 - 07/29/1991 - Committing a de minimis violation when using an insert earphone designated as ER-3A.
 29  1990 - 08/24/1990 - Product endorsement policy and telephone headsets.
 30  1989 - 12/14/1989 - Noise inspection conducted at Robben's Roost, Louisville, Kentucky.
 31  1989 - 07/19/1989 - Policy concerning OSHA's Hearing Conservation Amendment
 32  1988 - 03/29/1988 - Response to Freedom of Information Act request for standards and guidelines related to working around aircraft.
 33  1987 - 12/07/1987 - Hearing conservation programs and "ear blasts" on communication headsets
 34  1987 - 11/20/1987 - Reduction of noise exposure for metal spray operations.
 35  1987 - 07/27/1987 - Free audiometric testing for employees exposed over the action level.
 36  1987 - 06/15/1987 - Recertifying technicians who do audiometric testing and pulmonary function testing.
 37  1987 - 06/09/1987 - Requirement for instituting engineering and administrative controls for noise.
 38  1987 - 03/18/1987 - Calculating of hearing threshold shifts.
 39  1986 - 12/10/1986 - Calibration of noise dosimeters
 40  1986 - 10/10/1986 - Field calibration of noise dosimeters.
 41  1986 - 07/10/1986 - Response to letter suggesting that the noise standard of 90 dB(A) is set at too high a level, and should be 85 dB(A) or less.
 42  1986 - 06/16/1986 - The noise standard applies to environments with undue atmospheric pressure.
 43  1986 - 04/10/1986 - General review of the OSHA noise standard.
 44  1985 - 10/10/1985 - Noise standards applicable to Metra are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration.
 45  1985 - 08/15/1985 - Some employers have banned portable stereo headsets.
 46  1985 - 07/16/1985 - Standard applicable to two point suspension scaffolds and power platforms used in window cleaning and to hazards in refrigeration plants.
 47  1985 - 02/22/1985 - Fast response noise dosimetry measurement not acceptable.
 48  1984 - 12/14/1984 - Regulations for the calibration of spirometers and audiometers;Regulations for the calibration of spirometers and audiometers.
 49  1984 - 05/08/1984 - Questions and answers relative to the noise standard.
 50  1984 - 03/26/1984 - Baseline audiograms must be established even if medical problem exists.
 51  1984 - 03/13/1984 - "Laboratory-based noise reduction" defined.
 52  1983 - 09/27/1983 - Notification requirements for standard threshold shifts.
 53  1983 - 09/16/1983 - Applicability of the noise standard to portable ear muff type radios.
 54  1983 - 05/24/1983 - Comparison to baseline audiograms and retest audiograms
 55  1983 - 05/11/1983 - Employee noise exposure assessment records are part of audiometric test record.
 56  1983 - 05/03/1983 - Requirement to make a positive determination of work-relatedness of threshold shift revoked.
 57  1983 - 05/01/1983 - Noise regulations apply to all places of entertainment.
 58  1983 - 04/26/1983 - Methods of training for microprocessor audiometer technicians.
 59  1983 - 04/06/1983 - An electroacoustic ear can be used for daily testing of an audiometer.
 60  1982 - 07/13/1982 - Applicability of the noise standard to pulpwood logging.
 61  1982 - 03/26/1982 - Question of whether the noise standard is adjusted for workshifts greater than 8 hours.
 62  1981 - 09/15/1981 - Compliance determination based on worst day noise exposure.
 63  1975 - 03/19/1975 - Administrative controls and PPE used to reduce exposure below limits if engineering controls are not feasible.

Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
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 1  1910.95 - Occupational noise exposure.
 2  1926.52 - Occupational noise exposure.