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 1910.95(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: In the following instances, employees were exposed to noise levels exceeding an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent, and the employer did not have a hearing conservation program: a. A sandblaster on the west side of the building was exposed to continuous noise at 249.8% of the daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 96.6 dBA during the 309-minute sampling period on August 1, 2023; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 171 minutes not sampled. b. A sandblaster on the north side of the building was exposed to continuous noise at 1042.7% of the daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 106.9 dBA during the 261-minute sampling period on August 1, 2023; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 219 minutes not sampled.