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02/25/2026 Bone conduction audiometry in lieu of pure tone air conduction audiometry for employees with severe hearing loss
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02/25/2026 Bone conduction audiometry in lieu of pure tone air conduction audiometry for employees with severe hearing loss
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02/25/2026 Bone conduction audiometry in lieu of pure tone air conduction audiometry for employees with severe hearing loss
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02/25/2026 Bone conduction audiometry in lieu of pure tone air conduction audiometry for employees with severe hearing loss
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02/25/2026
Bone conduction audiometry in lieu of pure tone air conduction audiometry for employees with severe hearing loss
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07/30/2025 140 decibels (dB) impact/impulse policy under the noise standard
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07/30/2025 140 decibels (dB) impact/impulse policy under the noise standard
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07/30/2025
140 decibels (dB) impact/impulse policy under the noise standard
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06/11/2025 Audiometric testing of a worker who may have a cochlear implant
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06/11/2025 Audiometric testing of a worker who may have a cochlear implant
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06/11/2025
Audiometric testing of a worker who may have a cochlear implant
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10/15/2024
Inspection Guidance for Animal Slaughtering and Processing Establishments
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02/09/2024
Use of age-correction tables in OSHA's Noise standard
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03/06/2023
The use of noise-canceling headphones in place of intra-aural earplugs
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10/11/2022
The use of ANSI S3.1-1999 (R2018) MPANLs for audiometric testing
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12/16/2021 Application of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed noise reduction rating (subject fit) (NRR (SF))
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12/16/2021 Application of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed noise reduction rating (subject fit) (NRR (SF))
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12/16/2021 Application of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed noise reduction rating (subject fit) (NRR (SF))
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12/16/2021
Application of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed noise reduction rating (subject fit) (NRR (SF))
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10/12/2021 OSHA Noise PEL and extended workshifts
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02/13/2004
Minimum exposure for inclusion in the hearing conservation program (HCP); removal criteria.
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10/12/2021 OSHA Noise PEL and extended workshifts
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04/28/2021 Measurement of background noise levels for audiograms
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09/04/2019 OSHA’s Noise Standard as it applies to temporary employees audiometric testing
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03/21/2019 OSHA's Noise Standard as it applies to Supra Aural Phones for audiometric testing
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12/19/2017 OSHA’s Noise Standard as it applies to medical personnel allowed to interpret audiograms
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12/19/2017 OSHA’s Noise Standard as it applies to medical personnel allowed to interpret audiograms
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12/19/2017 OSHA’s Noise Standard as it applies to medical personnel allowed to interpret audiograms
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10/20/2017 Ear plug personal fit-testing systems that measure real-time noise reduction
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10/20/2017 Ear plug personal fit-testing systems that measure real-time noise reduction
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10/20/2017 Ear plug personal fit-testing systems that measure real-time noise reduction
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10/13/2017 Occupational noise exposure training requirements for technicians
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01/11/2017 Successor Employer
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01/11/2017 Successor Employer
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01/11/2017 Successor Employer
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01/11/2017 Successor Employer
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01/11/2017 Successor Employer
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09/19/2016 Electronic Posting of the Occupational Noise Exposure Standard
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09/19/2016
Electronic Posting of the Occupational Noise Exposure Standard
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05/27/2016
Exposure to noise during the use of high-velocity dryer nozzles in pet grooming salons
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05/10/2016 Definition of a "physician" under 29 CFR 1910.95 and what credentials would qualify a person to perform the duties that are specifically ascribed to physicians by the standard
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05/10/2016 Definition of a "physician" under 29 CFR 1910.95 and what credentials would qualify a person to perform the duties that are specifically ascribed to physicians by the standard
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09/02/2014 Occupational Noise Exposure - The use of hearing aids as hearing protection devices.
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04/01/2014
Applicability of Certain OSHA Standards to Cabin Crew Members on Aircraft in Operation
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03/11/2013 Audiometric testing using insert earphones
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10/12/2012
Audiograms to Retest Hearing for Threshold Shifts
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03/08/2011 Clarification on whether a successor employer may establish a new baseline audiogram for employees of the former employer.
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03/08/2011 Clarification on whether a successor employer may establish a new baseline audiogram for employees of the former employer.
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03/08/2011 Clarification on whether a successor employer may establish a new baseline audiogram for employees of the former employer.
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03/08/2011
Clarification on whether a successor employer may establish a new baseline audiogram for employees of the former employer.
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01/31/2011
Can an employer establish a new baseline audiogram for an employee who was previously enrolled in the employer's hearing conservation program.
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04/23/2010 Whether use of an artificial ear ISO 318 coupler complies with the noise standard.
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04/23/2010 Whether use of an artificial ear ISO 318 coupler complies with the noise standard.
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04/23/2010
Whether use of an artificial ear ISO 318 coupler complies with the noise standard.
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12/05/2008 Whether employers have the option to establish new baseline audiograms when business ownership changes, but medical records are maintained for 30 years.
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12/05/2008 Whether employers have the option to establish new baseline audiograms when business ownership changes, but medical records are maintained for 30 years.
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12/05/2008 Whether employers have the option to establish new baseline audiograms when business ownership changes, but medical records are maintained for 30 years.
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12/05/2008 Whether employers have the option to establish new baseline audiograms when business ownership changes, but medical records are maintained for 30 years.
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12/21/2007 Clarification of OSHA's requirement for 'quiet time' before audiometric testing.
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12/21/2007
Clarification of OSHA's requirement for 'quiet time' before audiometric testing.
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08/29/2007
Clarification of 1910.95 and 1904 regarding physicians and audiologists roles in determining work-relatedness of worker hearing loss.
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03/07/2007 Administering the baseline audiogram either before or after an employee's first exposure.
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03/07/2007
Administering the baseline audiogram either before or after an employee's first exposure.
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11/30/2006 Clarification of use of the annual audiogram in place of the baseline.
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11/30/2006
Clarification of use of the annual audiogram in place of the baseline.
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02/10/2006 Clarification on revising a baseline audiogram if a standard threshold shift occurs in only one ear.
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02/10/2006
Clarification on revising a baseline audiogram if a standard threshold shift occurs in only one ear.
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09/09/2005 Revising baseline audiogram when there is a standard threshold shift in only one ear.
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09/09/2005 Revising baseline audiogram when there is a standard threshold shift in only one ear.
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02/14/2005 Frequency of evaluating audiometric testing rooms to meet the specifications in Appendix D of the Occupational Noise standard.
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02/08/2005
Audiometric baseline revisions in employee rehire situations.
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08/03/2004 Application of the Occupational Noise standard to employees who are deaf or have a diminished capacity to hear.
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08/03/2004 Application of the Occupational Noise standard to employees who are deaf or have a diminished capacity to hear.
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08/03/2004
Application of the Occupational Noise standard to employees who are deaf or have a diminished capacity to hear.
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04/27/2004 Retention of exposure and audiometric testing records by successor employers.
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04/27/2004 Retention of exposure and audiometric testing records by successor employers.
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04/27/2004
Retention of exposure and audiometric testing records by successor employers.
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03/04/2004 Recording criteria for recordkeeping cases involving occupational hearing loss.
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02/13/2004 Minimum exposure for inclusion in the hearing conservation program (HCP); removal criteria.
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02/13/2004 Minimum exposure for inclusion in the hearing conservation program (HCP); removal criteria.
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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.
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08/14/2003 Retesting requirements if employee's annual audiogram shows a Standard Threshold Shift (STS).
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08/14/2003
Retesting requirements if employee's annual audiogram shows a Standard Threshold Shift (STS).
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05/08/2003 Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.
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05/08/2003 Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.
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05/08/2003 Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.
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05/08/2003 Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.
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05/08/2003 Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.
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05/08/2003
Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.
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09/26/2001
Differentiation between the 80 dBA threshold for hearing conservation and the 90 dBA PEL.
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02/01/2001 Acceptability of Task-Based Noise Exposure Assessment Modeling (T-BEAM).
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02/01/2001 Acceptability of Task-Based Noise Exposure Assessment Modeling (T-BEAM).
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10/02/2000 Hearing protection and the responsibility for paying for the hearing protectors including replacement devices/parts.
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10/02/2000
Hearing protection and the responsibility for paying for the hearing protectors including replacement devices/parts.
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08/17/2000 Noise exposure measurement records must be retained for 2 years.
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11/10/1999
OSHA policy regarding PEL adjustments for extended work shifts.
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07/28/1999 OSHA's rationale for the noise exposure PEL.
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07/28/1999 OSHA's rationale for the noise exposure PEL.
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07/28/1999
OSHA's rationale for the noise exposure PEL.
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03/19/1999
Occupational noise exposure standard affords protection to landscape service industry employees
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06/02/1998
Hearing conservation: referrals, financial responsibility, and documentation.
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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.
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09/11/1996
Voluntary safety and health audits under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
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03/26/1996
Requirements of the Occupational Noise Exposure Standard with regards to hearing protectors.
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01/23/1995
Occupational Noise Exposure Standard when an employee with a history of off-the-job noise exposure.
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08/01/1994
Clarification of the policy for classifying violations as repeated, as well as clarification of specific regulations.
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05/09/1994
Hearing conservation standard questions.
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07/09/1993
Noise exposure standard and impairment adjustments.
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07/29/1991
Committing a de minimis violation when using an insert earphone designated as ER-3A.
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04/17/1991 Retesting when audiogram shows employees have suffered STS shift
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08/24/1990
Product endorsement policy and telephone headsets.
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03/05/1990 Observation of monitoring requirement at 1910.95(f) in the occupational noise exposure standard
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12/14/1989
Noise inspection conducted at Robben's Roost, Louisville, Kentucky.
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12/13/1989 Audiometric earphones to be reviewed for acceptability for audiometric testing.
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11/17/1989 Identification of a standard threshold shift (STS) for individuals with a very poor sense of hearing.
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07/19/1989
Policy concerning OSHA's Hearing Conservation Amendment
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03/29/1988
Response to Freedom of Information Act request for standards and guidelines related to working around aircraft.
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02/09/1988 Posting of the Occupational Noise Exposure Standard.
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11/20/1987
Reduction of noise exposure for metal spray operations.
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07/27/1987
Free audiometric testing for employees exposed over the action level.
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06/15/1987
Recertifying technicians who do audiometric testing and pulmonary function testing.
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06/09/1987
Requirement for instituting engineering and administrative controls for noise.
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04/14/1987 Use of Walkman Radio, Tape, or CD Players and Their Effect When Hearing Protection Is In Use
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04/14/1987 Use of Walkman Radio, Tape, or CD Players and Their Effect When Hearing Protection Is In Use
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03/18/1987
Calculating of hearing threshold shifts.
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12/10/1986
Calibration of noise dosimeters
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10/10/1986
Field calibration of noise dosimeters.
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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.
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06/25/1986 Time period for notifying employees of a standard threshold shift (STS).
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06/16/1986
The noise standard applies to environments with undue atmospheric pressure.
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06/04/1986 Interpretation concerning persistent standard threshold shift (STS) .
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04/10/1986
General review of the OSHA noise standard.
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10/10/1985
Noise standards applicable to Metra are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration.
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08/15/1985
Some employers have banned portable stereo headsets.
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06/18/1985 Audiograms conducted in accordance with the hearing conservation amendment.
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06/06/1985 Interpretation of "effective hearing conservation program".
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02/22/1985
Fast response noise dosimetry measurement not acceptable.
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12/14/1984
Regulations for the calibration of spirometers and audiometers;Regulations for the calibration of spirometers and audiometers.
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08/30/1984 Quest Bio Acoustic Simulator may be used for daily audiometer checks.
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05/08/1984
Questions and answers relative to the noise standard.
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03/26/1984
Baseline audiograms must be established even if medical problem exists.
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03/13/1984
"Laboratory-based noise reduction" defined.
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02/16/1984 A film can meet training requirements if questions are answered.
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02/03/1984 March 1, 1984 is the deadline for baseline audiograms
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02/01/1984 Costs of employee training under the noise standard paid by employer.
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10/17/1983 One type of muff and plug available for employee hearing protector selection.
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09/30/1983 Ear muffs and ear plugs are not both required if one offers protection.
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09/27/1983
Notification requirements for standard threshold shifts.
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09/16/1983
Applicability of the noise standard to portable ear muff type radios.
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08/15/1983 Citation guidelines in relation to monitoring programs.
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08/04/1983 Methods of training for microprocessor audiometer technicians.
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06/08/1983 Audiometer calibration requirements of the March 8, 1983 Hearing Conservation Amendment.
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05/24/1983
Comparison to baseline audiograms and retest audiograms
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05/11/1983
Employee noise exposure assessment records are part of audiometric test record.
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05/03/1983
Requirement to make a positive determination of work-relatedness of threshold shift revoked.
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05/01/1983
Noise regulations apply to all places of entertainment.
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04/06/1983 No time limit from date of annual audiogram to standard threshold shift determination.
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04/06/1983
An electroacoustic ear can be used for daily testing of an audiometer.
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03/16/1983 Positive determination of work-relatedness of standard threshold shift not required.
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08/18/1982 Revisions of hearing conservation standard under consideration applicable to logging industry.
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07/13/1982
Applicability of the noise standard to pulpwood logging.
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06/03/1982 Hearing conservation standard in relation to poultry processing industry.
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03/26/1982
Question of whether the noise standard is adjusted for workshifts greater than 8 hours.
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01/19/1982 Provisions to assure that workers are adequately protected from noise exposure.
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01/11/1982 Variable day to day exposures cannot be averaged for compliance with action level
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09/15/1981
Compliance determination based on worst day noise exposure.
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03/19/1975
Administrative controls and PPE used to reduce exposure below limits if engineering controls are not feasible.
