Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: On or about March 28th, 2023, the employer The Beckman & Gast Co. did not have in place a hearing conservation program including the elements of noise monitoring, employee notification, audiometric testing, training/information provided, and recordkeeping. a) An employee working at the unloading station of the beginning of the line was exposed to noise at an 8-hour time weighted average of 88.5 dBA, as measured over a total of 521 minutes of sampling. b) A total of two employees out of the four working at the sorting station of the line were exposed to noise at an 8-hour time weighted average of 92.6 dBA as measured over a total of 517 minutes and 92.2 dBA as measured over a total of 523 minutes. c) An employee working at the French filling station toward the end of the line was exposed to noise at an 8-hour time weighted average of 99.4 dBA as measured over a total of 484 minutes.