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29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared: (a) On or about February 5, 2020, a temporary employee in the sanding department was exposed to continuous noise levels at 207.5% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 413 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 67 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to obtain baseline audiogram for the exposed employee. (b) On or about February 5, 2020, a temporary employee in the sanding department was exposed to continuous noise levels at 120.4% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 459 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 21 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to obtain baseline audiogram for the exposed employee. (c) On or about February 5, 2020, a temporary employee in the sanding department was exposed to continuous noise levels at 117.5% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 459 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 21 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to obtain baseline audiogram for the exposed employee.