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29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1):When employees are subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls shall be utilized. If such controls fail to reduce sound levels within the levels of Table G-16, personal protective equipment shall be provided and used to reduce sound levels within the levels of the table. a. The employer did not implement feasible administrative or engineering controls to reduce sound levels within the levels of Table -G16 in the cut shop. Furthermore, the employer provided hearing protection but did not require hearing protection to be worn by employees to reduce sound levels. An employee working in the cut shop was exposed to continuous noise at 196.6% (90 threshold) on October 26, 2021 which exceeded the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 100% and action limit (AL) of 50 %, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 90 dBA and 85 dBA respectively. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was 94.8 dBA during the 402 minute sampling period. Time weighted average includes a zero increment for the 78 minutes not sampled. b. The employer did not implement feasible administrative or engineering controls to reduce sound levels within the levels of Table -G16 in the cut shop. Furthermore, the employer provided hearing protection but did not require hearing protection to be worn by employees to reduce sound levels. An employee working in the cut shop was exposed to continuous noise at 142.1% (90 threshold) on October 26, 2021 which exceeded the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 100% and action limit (AL) of 50 %, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 90 dBA and 85 dBA respectively. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was 92.5 dBA during the 392 minute sampling period. Time weighted average includes a zero increment for the 88 minutes not sampled. c. The employer did not implement feasible administrative or engineering controls to reduce sound levels within the levels of Table -G16 in the cut shop. Furthermore, the employer provided hearing protection but did not require hearing protection to be worn by employees. An employee working in the cut shop was exposed to continuous noise at 181.2% (90 threshold) on October 26, 2021 which exceeded the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 100% and action limit (AL) of 50 %, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 90 dBA and 85 dBA respectively. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was 94.2 dBA during the 375 minute sampling period. Time weighted average includes a zero increment for the 105 minutes not sampled. d. The employer did not implement feasible administrative or engineering controls to reduce sound levels within the levels of Table -G16 in the cut shop. Furthermore, the employer provided hearing protection but did not require hearing protection to be worn by employees to reduce sound levels. An employee working in the cut shop was exposed to continuous noise at 230.5% (90 threshold) on October 26, 2021 which exceeded the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 100% and action limit (AL) of 50 %, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 90 dBA and 85 dBA respectively. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was 96 dBA during the 369 minute sampling period. Time weighted average includes a zero increment for the 111 minutes not sampled. e. The employer did not implement feasible administrative or engineering controls to reduce sound levels within the levels of Table -G16 in the recycle shop. Furthermore, the employer provided hearing protection but did not require hearing protection to be worn by employees to reduce sound levels. An employee working in the recycle shop was exposed to continuous noise at 180.5% (90 threshold) on October 26, 2021 which exceeded the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 100% and action limit (AL) of 50 %, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 90 dBA and 85 dBA respectively. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was 94.2 dBA during the 317 minute sampling period. Time weighted average includes a zero increment for the 163 minutes not sampled.