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

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared: a) PECO Pallet: An employee, Pallet Repairer at Line 3 Table 19, was exposed to continuous noise at 157.9 % of the exposure level of 85 dBA or an 8-hour time-weighted average of 93.3 dBA. This exposure was observed over a 443 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 37 minutes not sampled. The employer did not provide all employees with a baseline audiogram within 6 months of their first noise exposure at or above the action level of 85 dBA (8-hour time-weighted average), discovered on or about 03/31/2015. b) PECO Pallet: An employee, Pallet Repairer at Line 1 Table 4, was exposed to continuous noise at 105.1 % of the exposure level of 85 dBA or an 8-hour time-weighted average of 90.4 dBA. This exposure was observed over a 438 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 42 minutes not sampled. The employer did not provide all employees with a baseline audiogram within 6 months of their first noise exposure at or above the action level of 85 dBA (8-hour time-weighted average), discovered on or about 03/31/2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED