Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A 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: a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about May 1, 2024: An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to continuous noise at a level of 158.5% dose (equivalent to a TWA of 93.3 dBa) which is approximately 3.17 times the action level for a 8-hour workday of 50% dose (equivalent to a TWA of 85 dBa) and the employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program. Sample taken over 480 minutes. b) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about May 1, 2024: An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to continuous noise at a level of 97.5% dose (equivalent to a TWA of 89.8 dBa) which is approximately 1.95 times the action level for an 8-hour workday of 50% dose (equivalent to a TWA of 85 dBa) and the employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program. Sample taken over a 408-minute sampling period with zero exposure used for the 72 minutes not sampled.