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: a. In the facility, an employee performing polishing, was exposed to continuous noise levels at 99.6% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with an 80 dBA threshold, or an average equivalent sound level of the approximately 89.93 dBA for the 445 minute sampling time on October 5, 2023. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 35 minutes not sampled. b. In the facility, an employee performing polishing, was exposed to continuous noise levels at 79.1% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with an 80 dBA threshold, or an average equivalent sound level of the approximately 88.31 dBA for the 436 minute sampling time on October 5, 2023. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 44 minutes not sampled.