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

29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that hearing protectors are worn by any employee who is exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or greater and has not yet had a baseline audiogram established pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii): The employer is failing to protect employees exposed to serious noise hazards. This was most recently documented on or about April 12, 2018 when multiple employees were observed working without hearing protection in the gunroom/sawmill and "Jay's House." At least two of the employees had not yet had a baseline audiogram established. 1. A sawyer operating a bandsaw in the gunroom/sawmill was observed working without hearing protection on April 12, 2018. Full shift sampling of this employee on April 18, 2018 indicated that the employee was exposed to continuous noise at 97.6% of the permissible daily noise (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 89.8 decibels. Noise sample was taken for 476 minutes; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 4 minutes not sampled. This employee had not yet received a baseline audiogram. 2. An employee working at the planer in "Jay's House" was observed without hearing protection on April 12, 2018.Full shift sampling of the employee on April 18, 2018 indicated that the employee was exposed to continuous noise at 97.8% of the permissible daily noise (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 89.8 decibels. Noise sample was taken for 464 minutes; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 16 minutes not sampled. This employee had not yet received a baseline audiogram.