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

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment. a. On or about February 11, 2026, in the production area, 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. An employee working as a Fabricator was exposed to continuous noise at 138.1%, which exceeded the action limit (AL) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was 92.3 dBA during the 373 minute sampling period. Time weighted average assumes zero exposure for the 107 minutes not sampled. The employee had not received baseline audiometric testing and had not participated in a training program as required by this part. b. On or about February 11, 2026, in the production area, 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. An employee working as a Polisher was exposed to continuous noise at 79%, which exceeded the action limit (AL) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was 88.3 dBA during the 348 minute sampling period. Time weighted average assumes zero exposure for the 132 minutes not sampled. The employee had not received baseline audiometric testing and had not participated in a training program as required by this part.